Comments on: Blog tax via energy tax? Kinda. Up with WaPo editorials! Down with evil Net! Lapse from self-satirizing D.C. elite http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/25/blog-tax-via-an-energy-tax-kinda-up-with-wapo-editorials-down-with-evil-net-self-satirizing-lapse-from-the-dc-elite/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:25:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/25/blog-tax-via-an-energy-tax-kinda-up-with-wapo-editorials-down-with-evil-net-self-satirizing-lapse-from-the-dc-elite/comment-page-1/#comment-886166 David Rothman Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:36:51 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/25/blog-tax-via-an-energy-tax-kinda-up-with-wapo-editorials-down-with-evil-net-self-satirizing-lapse-from-the-dc-elite/#comment-886166 Thanks, Dave. You're right. I'll tweak the piece in the main part of the blog. David Thanks, Dave. You’re right. I’ll tweak the piece in the main part of the blog. David

]]> By: Dave Pimlott http://www.teleread.org/2008/08/25/blog-tax-via-an-energy-tax-kinda-up-with-wapo-editorials-down-with-evil-net-self-satirizing-lapse-from-the-dc-elite/comment-page-1/#comment-886151 Dave Pimlott Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:15:23 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/08/25/blog-tax-via-an-energy-tax-kinda-up-with-wapo-editorials-down-with-evil-net-self-satirizing-lapse-from-the-dc-elite/#comment-886151 Just a quick note regarding power supplies and energy draw. In your post you mention that your little pc was using 150W, technically that's not quite right: that 150W is the max that that particular power supply unit can deliver, it can deliver less power as well. Your PC is more than likely to be using between one third when idle to around two thirds to three quarters of that when busy. An example: My PC has a 430W PSU in it but never uses more than 260W (when gaming). The power draw of any item can be checked with a cheap plug in gadget like the kill-a-watt meter. Just a quick note regarding power supplies and energy draw. In your post you mention that your little pc was using 150W, technically that’s not quite right: that 150W is the max that that particular power supply unit can deliver, it can deliver less power as well. Your PC is more than likely to be using between one third when idle to around two thirds to three quarters of that when busy.

An example: My PC has a 430W PSU in it but never uses more than 260W (when gaming). The power draw of any item can be checked with a cheap plug in gadget like the kill-a-watt meter.

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