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From: daugher@cs.tamu.edu (Dr. Walter C. Daugherity)
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Subject: Re: Does the NeXT printer have to be on all the time?
Summary: only at standby power level
Keywords: NeXT laser printer
Message-ID: <8734@helios.TAMU.EDU>
Date: 3 Oct 90 00:34:40 GMT
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In article <1548@camex.COM> geoff@circus.camex.com (Geoffrey Knauth) writes:
>I think with the old cube, when the cube was on, the printer was on
>too.  Is this true of the new systems?  (I had a friend 4 years ago
>who kept his laser printer on all the time, and his electric bill went
>up almost $100 per month.)

When the system boots it powers up the printer, then shifts it to standby
mode until something comes along to print.  It only draws 110 watts in
standby (640 watts while printing), so it won't be anything like $100 a
month on your electric bill.  Obviously if you're not going to use the
printer for more than a couple of days you could unplug it.

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