This is inaccurate. A refrigerator is a huge consumer of electricity a
computer is not. Most if not all of the newest computers, hard drives,
printers and monitors have power saving features that shift down to a near
no power consumption mode when they are not used for a specified period of
time. A refrigerator has a large motor for the compressor a computer does
not, just small cooling fans, drives and electronics.


At 08:48 AM 7/28/99 -0400, Stewart Hughes wrote:
>Hi all
>I have learned from listening to various e-mails recently that there are
>several of you who have a technical background and would like to put out a
>question.
>
>How much electricity does a modern day PC consume?
>About four years ago I was told that if I left my 486 running 24 hours a day
>that it would be the same as leaving a 100 watt light on.
>Now I am hearing that a Pentium and some peripherals, printer, scanner etc
>will use as much as a refridgerator. I find this hard to believe.
>can anybody confirm this?
>Thank you
>Stewart
>R. Stewart Hughes
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