Re: Re: How far I've come...
By: MRO to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Feb 26 2023 06:46 pm
> more energy consumption. it's better to get rid of the old shit
> and slim it all down.
You'd be surprised sometimes.
If your computers work under medium to heavy load, there is a point past which
it makes a lot of sense to ditch old hardware and replace it with new one.
However, under lightweight load, it would take ages to save enough power to
justify replacing an old computer worth 40 bucks for one worth 200.
Something similar happens with incandescent bulbs. If you don't use the
lighbulb that much, it does not make sense to replace it with a low-cunsuption
lightsource. You won't recoup the cost of switching with the power savings.
Specially if you are $me and have solar electricity for 96% of the year XD
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