Re: Slightly off-the-wall idea for getting a new Mac...

T i m <news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> >> And then there is the bigger question as to how well our 'domestic'
> >> meters work in the first place etc?
> >
> >Indeed, I'll bet their err on the side of the supplier too.
> 
> Sorry Andy, I meant 'our' (as in your and my domestic testers) rather
> than 'their' as in the suppliers way of billing us.

I see, understood.

> But yes, I believe the billing meters count what we use no matter how
> badly we use it, and why I believe big users (machine shops / welding
> plants / steel smelting etc) use PF correction technology (as also
> found in better PC PSU's).

It's interesting to know about for sure, although I'm not sure how much
effect we can make in the home. It's not something they tell us about is
it, and may even be more significant than just trying to switch off the
odd standby light (my 28" CRT TV uses <2W on standby).

Cheers.

-- 
Andy Hewitt
<http://web.mac.com/andrewhewitt1/>