Linked by David Adams on Mon 26th Oct 2009 19:32 UTC
The "wall wart" is one of humanity's worst inventions (not counting all of the inventions that are actually intended to kill and maim each other, I'll admit). AC-plug power supplies are a cheap workaround to various engineering, economic, and regulatory problems that manufacturers face, and they solve those problems by pushing them off onto end users. So what can we do about it? OSNews takes a look at an ingenious workaround to the Wall Wart problem, and some hopeful trends that might make them a thing of the past.
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2005-07-06
Someday I'll have a house that is totally off the grid. Would be so nice. I think we use around 500kWh a month as well at my house. I need to double check that.
My current computer pulls about 200watts idling. Maybe I should get a more energy efficient one
btw, check your computer with it off but plugged up. It'll probably be pulling around 5watts.