[access-uk] Re: Anyone using Intellipanel?
- From: "Rays Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:09:30 +0100
Yes George, I saw something to the effect that the standby current for these
units is 0.4 amps, which is where I get the 100 watts from. I tend to do as
you do and have a master switch on my power distribution box on which the
monitor sits.
Not sure if this isn't the big sell rather than the big power saving gadget
it's advertised as being.
Cheers,
Ray.
----- Original Message -----
From: George Bell
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Anyone using Intellipanel?
Hi Ray,
Their web site makes the statement, "Lowest standby power of just 0.4 of a
watt saving an average 35 watts per hour depending on the number of connected
peripherals. This product can pay for itself in less than a year of use!".
To me this is akin to these ISP comments about broadband speed when they say
"Up to 8 megabtyes" - emphasis on the "Up to".
So how does one define "depending on the number of peripherals"?
Call me a "Tight fisted Jock", but what's wrong with a simple multi-plug
extension cable, and hitting the power switch to that after you power off?
Standby power is then zero.
George.
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Rays Home
Sent: 03 June 2008 22:30
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Anyone using Intellipanel?
This afternoon I saw a power strip that turns off computer periferals
automatically when you turn off your PC thus claiming to save power
"intelligently". Anyone used one of these? There's an Intelliplug too for
powering just two devices as opposed to the seven the Intellipanel handles. My
only quible is that in standby mode the device itself consumes, if my
calculations are correct, 100 watts or so. that's quite a lot so I wonder what
with the cost of buying the unit and running it whether savings are that great.
More at:
http://www.mediaatlantic.com/section.php/1730/0
Cheers,
Ray.
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