Twiggy
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adiohead
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Dom
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depends on spec (can get some seriously low powered PC), but i would generally say it's a laptop as a laptops charger is roughly 40w or so compared to say a pc which is about 80-100w at idle.
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Brett
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I have to be honest and say that the power consumption of any device in my home has never crossed my mind 
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Dom
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
I have to be honest and say that the power consumption of any device in my home has never crossed my mind
Give it a few years and i'm sure you'll start taking more interest in energy consumption, especially when your energy bills start to sky rocket
By the way twiggy, if you're thinking of using a laptop as your main system then as a rule of thumb it's better to charge the laptop when needed rather than leave the charger connected as it can shorted the life span of the battery.
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John
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Or just remove the battery.
Modern desktops use hardly any power though, or even get a nettop.
It's a difference in tens of pounds a year though, no more than that, nowhere near what the energy adverts claim.
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moka
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Entirelly depends on which pc / laptop you go for as stated above. I have a FITPC (google it) and it runs on about 6w's of power iirc which is bugger all whereas a laptop is more 45-60w's ish
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dannymccann
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We have 2 laptops and neither have batteries in, they run directly off the socket, I find the lag in performance when running off a battery on our laptops isnt worth the hassle of them being perfectly mobile.
I would say even the most modern desktop will consume more power than a laptop, albeit it wont be much more. When you start talking about gaming rigs though thats when you probably need to start taking real notice.
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John
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I hadn't heard of that, does it really do 1080p, for instance the tv series mkv's or films?
[Edited on 07-05-2010 by John]
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Twiggy
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Reason i ask is we have moved in to our new gaff and have a meter. Since we have got the internet connected and the computer is on its drinking juice!
The mrs has just aquired a cheapo laptop and was woundering if there is anything between them?
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
We have 2 laptops and neither have batteries in, they run directly off the socket, I find the lag in performance when running off a battery on our laptops isnt worth the hassle of them being perfectly mobile.
I would say even the most modern desktop will consume more power than a laptop, albeit it wont be much more. When you start talking about gaming rigs though thats when you probably need to start taking real notice.
Lag in performance?  Sounds like you have some sort of power feature active.
Also there are plenty of mini-ITX/Pico desktop systems that use 6-20w, which is a fair bit less that the majority of laptop chargers.
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Rob_Quads
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All depends on the hardware. I've got a Revo little computer in the livingroom which takes around 40W and its great for browsing and plays every film I can throw at it.
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jamied
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cant see it making any difference to a bill mate whether you use a laptop or pc
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dannymccann
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
Lag in performance? Sounds like you have some sort of power feature active.
Also there are plenty of mini-ITX/Pico desktop systems that use 6-20w, which is a fair bit less that the majority of laptop chargers.
Yea, even if I set it on high power it still isnt as good as on the battery, just slows up, so I dont bother anymore. I tend to use my Desire for browsing now though tbh.
Might have to look into one of these new fangled eco PC's, this ancient thing im on now struggles with YouTube videos on a fresh XP install 
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moka
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quote:
Originally posted by John
I hadn't heard of that, does it really do 1080p, for instance the tv series mkv's or films?
[Edited on 07-05-2010 by John]
If you were talking about the FITPC, i have the Slim edition (ever smaller), and not the newer one so HD films is a no no. Its a 550mhz Geode processor with 512mb ram, 160GB HDD. Its about the size of a wallet lol. I use it as a headless ubuntu server with a couple of tera drives attached to it and its fuckin superb - was exactly what i was looking for. 
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dannymccann
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Are they actually any good (in standard form) for going on the internet (flash content, scrolling graphic intensive webpages etc? Could it actually replace my 'office' desktop?
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moka
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The one i have came bundled with some linux distro (cant remember exactly what it was) and could do basic simple tasks OK. I didnt really mess about with it much thou i knew exactly what i was going to do with it before i got it was formatted after about 30mins? lol. The new ones iirc are the same spec as netbooks are nowadays, perfect for small 24/7 home servers or v.light web browsing/email etc.
[Edited on 08-05-2010 by moka]
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noshua
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quote:
Originally posted by moka
The one i have came bundled with some linux distro (cant remember exactly what it was) and could do basic simple tasks OK. I didnt really mess about with it much thou i knew exactly what i was going to do with it before i got it was formatted after about 30mins? lol. The new ones iirc are the same spec as netbooks are nowadays, perfect for small 24/7 home servers or v.light web browsing/email etc.
[Edited on 08-05-2010 by moka]
How much did you pick it up for? And what OS/software are you running the server on? I'm nosey and curious 
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dannymccann
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Suppose it comes down to price as I can build new internals for my full size desktop for £150 ish
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moka
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Cost me £70 ish? 2nd hand, bargain i thought. Wanted a 24/7 lite server that cost me next to nothing in the long run. Im running Ubuntu server.
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Andrew
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Seems strange. I run two Dell PowerEdge servers 24/7 - plus a PC and a laptop (laptop is on when working from home), TV is always on with sky box, dry my clothes in tumble dryer etc and pay £50 a month.
Could the previous tennat owe any money on this box?
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Twiggy
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Nahh...The landlord gave us £20 to get us started
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Andrew
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Don't listen to the landlord Twiggy, look after your own intrests. I'd be giving the supplier a call and make sure someone does not owe money on that account.
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