From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 8 14:04:25 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D6CA16A4CF for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 14:04:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from royk.itea.ntnu.no (royk.itea.ntnu.no [129.241.190.230]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BDB043D69 for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 14:04:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from svein-freebsd-questions@theloosingend.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by royk.itea.ntnu.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2996666E12 for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:04:23 +0100 (CET) Received: from maren.thelosingend.net (m190d.studby.ntnu.no [129.241.131.190]) by royk.itea.ntnu.no (Postfix) with SMTP for ; Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:04:22 +0100 (CET) Received: (qmail 88768 invoked by uid 1001); 8 Feb 2005 14:04:22 -0000 Received: from localhost (sendmail-bs@127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 8 Feb 2005 14:04:22 -0000 Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:04:22 +0100 (CET) From: Svein Halvor Halvorsen X-X-Sender: sveinhal@maren.thelosingend.net To: Adam McMaster In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20050208150234.D88691@maren.thelosingend.net> References: <200502051745.25937.hindrich@worldchat.com> <20050207195715.GE82997@keyslapper.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Content-Scanned: with sophos and spamassassin at mailgw.ntnu.no. cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Electricity bill [was: Re: Leaving a Computer Running ?] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2005 14:04:25 -0000 * Adam McMaster [2005-02-08 14:00 -0000] > It's not really the case that all the energy becomes heat, since the > computer also has moving parts and generates sound (a *lot* of sound if > it's anything like mine). Most of the energy going into a computer > probably does become heat in the end, but certainly not all of it. > Because of this it might be better to get a more efficient heater, but > in the end it probably doesn't make a noticeable difference either way. The sound will also end up as heat in the end. The same goes for light. Hence my "disclaimer" in the end, stating that you need a sound and light insulated house. However, I think there are very little energy in the sound and light of a computer, relatively speaking.