tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742720.post487575648582274391..comments2024-03-19T08:44:42.902-04:00Comments on Cubic: A Real "Green" ComputerThomas Hruskahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03374180853410256194noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742720.post-33030661323652370332008-10-08T00:55:00.000-04:002008-10-08T00:55:00.000-04:00You are right - refrigerators are one of the two m...You are right - refrigerators are one of the two major household appliances that suck the majority of energy. The other appliance? A/C in the summer and heat in the winter. Ironically, the fridge is typically located indoors, which means both it and the other major appliance have to work harder and therefore use even more energy.<BR/><BR/>But my main computer does have a heavy draw. As I said, I know 50% of my electric bill is my computer. My monitors (dual monitor setup) are turned off most of the time. The main box is on 24/7 and I built it originally for performance. With great performance comes a greater electricity vacuum.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I took a look at your blog. Interesting post. You may find my recent experience with Adobe to be unfortunately similar. Customer service is lacking in so many ways these days. I try to combat this by helping my customers find the solution they are looking for. I severely hate canned responses because they are almost never tailored to my situation.Thomas Hruskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374180853410256194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8742720.post-26405392845371367652008-10-07T16:46:00.000-04:002008-10-07T16:46:00.000-04:00I know it seems off topic but refrigerators are th...I know it seems off topic but refrigerators are the real energy monsters. They gobble up about 1,200 to 2,400 Watts. They've come out with a couple of different refrigerators that run off of something other than electricity (one of them on magnetic energy?) but I don't know how well they work or if they are available in the USA.<BR/>Also, I thought that it was your monitor that used the most electricity. Did you look into the difference between monitor and computer Watt usage?pixie7211https://www.blogger.com/profile/02858037952698416844noreply@blogger.com