If they are spending so much money exploring the issue, it defeats the  
whole purpose, way it seems to me.




On Mar 25, 2010, at 9:32 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[log in to unmask]>  
wrote:

> I guess the debate over whether you should power off your own PC or  
> not is a
> fun water cooler question with no right answer to it, but if I  
> remember, the
> original post had to do with how much Ford was saving by turning off
> computers during evenings and weekends. This is a huge issue in the  
> computer
> industry right now, and IBM, Intel, HP, Sun, Dell and others are  
> investing a
> lot of money into having computers consume less power. This isn't  
> just a
> green environment friendly issue, but it's big dollars for big  
> companies
> with a big information technology investment. It's more than the  
> cost of the
> power as well. Companies have to build up their physical  
> infrastructure and
> power grid to handle the power needed by their computers.
>
> Remember too, that Ford and others aren't talking about turning off
> computers doing valuable work but rather shutting down systems that  
> don't
> need to be running. Of course, the question becomes how do you  
> determine
> which systems are needed and which aren't.
>
> Also, on the issue of wear and tare, I'm guessing the wear and tare  
> on a
> system booting up is probably off set by the wear and tare generated  
> by the
> heat of a running system. Even if it isn't, I think most systems for  
> most
> people become obsolete before they break down due to wear and tare.
>
> For my own part, I turn my system off when I'm not using it, but I  
> also have
> no qualms leaving it up over night because of scheduled maintenance  
> or a
> file transfer. Research and development in advanced power management  
> is also
> helping keep me and some of my employees gainfully employed.
>
> --
> Christopher
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>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Turning Off Computers
>
> Without expressing an opinion on this and I don't have a strong one:
>
> this question has been debated back and forth by countless pc gurus  
> with
> absolutely no discernable aggreement.  Probably more energy is spent
> discussing the question than anything else.
> And probably more items in the typical office or home drain far  
> greater
> amounts of electricity than the lowly personal pc.
> Keep in mind that not only must power issues be considered, but also  
> wear
> and tear on the components involved, what others items remain  
> powered when a
> pc runs, what is lost in time value with pcs running or not running,  
> etc.
> It's a fun question to discuss over the water cooler, but I doubt  
> that there
> is a real right ansswer to it.
>
> As for what we do around our home, we generally leave desktops on  
> during
> waking hours or when scheduled to do recordings; turn them off at  
> night or
> during t-storms.
> Remember, your time is also worth something.
>
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