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Journal tomhudson's Journal: Switching back to my laptop saves me $18 every 2 months 4

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That's the only change here in the last 2 months. I unplugged the desktop and went back to using my laptop + external monitor full time. So, even though the lights are on longer (the days are shorter) and there's some power used to run the gas furnace and blower, I'm still ahead $9 a month.

It doesn't sound like much, but over the course of 6 to 7 years (historically, I get a new machine every 3-4 years, and the old machine runs simultaneously for another 3), that's a savings of $700 - $800 per machine.

Laptops are just that much cheaper to run ... they literally pay for themselves.

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  • Interesting. However, I wonder if those $9/mo don't disappear in the noise. Maybe the different accessories you buy, different choices you make (like going to a cafe to check your email) amount to more money.
    • I use it strictly as a desktop replacement, with one of my 26" LCDs plugged in as the primary screen.

      Also, it's nice and quiet. I know I have to pull some data off the older machine, but I'm going to set it back up in another room and run a cable instead. I've gotten so used to my dog snoring being the loudest thing in the room ...

  • Laptops are just that much cheaper to run

    Netbooks are even cheaper to run. I have a Dell workstation for when I don't care about power consumption, and a netbook for when that's an acceptable consideration for me.

    Altho I did order the desktop with the optional 85% efficient PS, for an extra $50. I'm glad we currently have choices.

    Also a big desktop machine plus a small 2nd bedroom equals I can leave my thermostat set at 68 in the winter. Too bad the CFL bulb I have in that room doesn't contribute much. I wi

  • Up until last month my power bill was ~$23 a month.

    Thanks to aggressive power saving settings, made possible by the damn nearly instant on capabilities of an SSD, I can't really drop my power usage by much more. Granted this machine is a custom build using a lower power version of this particular CPU (AMD Phenom II x4 905e), but that is only a few watts shaved off, and I am sure my 24 inch LCD doesn't help things any.

    Heck if I bought a new video card I could probably drop another 30 watts or so off of my PC

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