>Let's see... 700W (input, not 300W output) for my regular machine,
>versus 30W for the laptop. So that's 670W * 24hr *365 days makes
>about 5870kWhr, and at 8.3 cents each, that's almost $500 per year.
>
>Chris

Those are peak ratings. Actual power usage for typical PC is about 200W,
with about 130w of that for the monitor. 

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