Thanks Mark,
By a standard PC I meant P4 processor, 160 GB hard disk, DVD writer,
sound card, network card, No floppy drive, 1 GB memory.

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:39:14 -0800, "Mark Rode" <[log in to unmask]>
said:
> This is like asking, how much gas does the average car consume. It 
> depends on the car.  A high powered laptop intended for desktop use 
> is going to consume negligible amounts of electricity on it's own. 
> However, 500 of them in a business setting could be using quite a bit of
> power.
> 
> My girlfriends Compaq Desktop, with a 90 watt PS, uses next to no 
> power, while my dual Xeon Server uses as much power as my 
> refrigerator. If you are really interested how much power any device 
> is consuming I highly recommenced a 30 dollar device called <Kill A 
> Watt>. This instrument  plugs into the wall, and then you plug in the 
> device you wish to monitor. It is available at Cyberguys.
> 
>   Kill A Watt will tell you the amps, the volts, the frequency, the 
> Kilowatt hours over time, ...everything you would want to know in 
> order to determine the quality of your AC power, and your power 
> usage. Using this device, and knowing what you are being charged per 
> kilowatt hour will tell you what a particular device is costing you.
> 
>   Of course, the power companies usually charge you on a graduated 
> scale, ...the more you use the higher the rate. So you can only 
> approximate the charge. The actual charge can be higher then you 
> figure, if it is enough to drive you into a higher kilowatt hour charge.
> 
> Yes, there will be a big power draw difference in sleep mode, that is 
> what it is for. Just keep in mind that if you need to run  a 
> particular service, like a answering machine, a automated backup, or 
> something else, your computer may have a problem waking up 
> automatically when that service attempts to start.
> 
> Rode
> The NOSPIN Group
> http://www.freepctech.com/rode/
> 
> At 12:08 AM 2/26/2008, you wrote:
> >How much power does a standard desktop consume? What about a 19' LCD
> >monitor? Is there a difference when it goes in sleep mode?
> >   Chilangisha B Changwe
> 
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