Re: Ultra 5 + Aurora Linux = WooHoo?

On Wednesday 31 January 2007 11:19, Joacim Melin wrote:
> Allright. Thanks all for your feedback!
>
> Does anyone have any opinions on power consumption, how hot it runs,
> etc?

Buy a P3 'Kill-a-Watt' and find out.  These are available on eBay for about 
$30 and will tell you all kinds of good information about your power 
consumption on a single outlet.  The Kill-a-Watt plugs into the outlet; the 
device to be measured plugs into the outlet on the Kill-a-Watt's front.  The 
LCD display can be switched to show voltage, current, frequency, wattage, 
voltamperes, power factor, and kilowatt-hours (accumulated from the time the 
Kill-a-Watt is plugged in; I don't think there's a reset).

I have a couple of these; they are marvelous for seeing how much energy 
something consumes.  Much of their value comes from not only seeing the power 
consumption, but the fact that it accumulates energy usage in kwh; let it run 
for 24 hours or so and you can get a good idea what a piece of equipment is 
going to cost you over time.
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Lamar Owen
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