Tag Archives: efficiency

The Diminutive Acer Aspire One

I have been trying out the small Acer Aspire One (ZG5, 8GB SSD, 512MB version) over the last few weeks. It does represent a new low in power consumption for me. At idle it uses 12W and 10W with the … Continue reading

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Arstechnica Produces Green PC Guide

I am a fan of arstechnica’s system guides and I was pleased to find that they had produced a green guide for building personal computers. In the guide they profile two machines: The green game machine and the ultimate green … Continue reading

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Fun with a Power Meter?

Ok, so hooking up a power meter to a bunch of electrical devices may not seem like fun to most people. There are, however, many people who want to find ways to reduce their carbon footprint or want to reduce … Continue reading

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