Posted by Jack Daynes on 11/21/06 20:47

Sanders Kaufman wrote:
> Christoph Burschka wrote:
>
>> Steve wrote:
>
>
>>> i'm a bigger fan of using my own pc and internet connection to serve
>>> up my content. ;^)
>>
>>
>> If your internet connection has the bandwidth to cope with that, by
>> all means.
>> :) (The electricity bill for the 24/7 uptime can be a bit high, too...)
>
>
> My home elec bill this month was high at $0.151/KWH
>
> I have a big, fat 500W power supply (12 KWH/day).
> My monitor is between 100W and 200W (3 KWH/day).
>
> That's less than $3/day to run a fat PC and monitor 24x7. Not bad.
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Just because you have a 500W power supply, does not
mean it uses 500W (likewise 100W & 200W). These are
maximum ratings. Odds are that your electric bill is
even less than your calculation.

Be Well,
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