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From: ST6074@SIUCVMB.BITNET (Tim Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: PC Power Consumption
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Date: 19 Apr 91 01:30:10 GMT
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  I have a question which I'm sure has come up before.  This summer I will be
moving out of my dorm room and into my own apartment.  At present, I usually
leave my computer on most of the day, since I use it quite often.  Lately, my
future roommates have been inquiring as to how much power the comp sucks up
while running, and how much it would raise the electricity bills if I were to
leave it on in the apartment as I do now.  My question is:  How much power
does a normal PC/AT compatible w/ a 40 Meg HD, Mono/Herc monitor & dot-
matrix printer consume and how much would it affect an electricity bill?

Thanks for your help,

Tim Williams
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
ST6074@SIUCVMB.BITNET