Refrigerator vs. Computer

Power hog's? That's a rumor I'm hearing lately, I'm having a fit
against.

The word is... a computer uses as much electricity as a refrigerator.

All I can do without evidence is with a negative gesture while lowering
my head thinking bologna.

Dane

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Depends - gaming machine with multiple drives and powerful video card(s)
- possibly. Consider also the fact that newer refrigerators are much
more energy efficient then models made even five years ago.

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Dane wrote:
> Power hog's? That's a rumor I'm hearing lately, I'm having a fit
> against.
>
> The word is... a computer uses as much electricity as a refrigerator.
>
> All I can do without evidence is with a negative gesture while lowering
> my head thinking bologna.
>
>; Dane
>;
>
>

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Dane,don`t bet your life on it.

Depending whether or not you have a newer or older fridge,the puter MAY use
as much or more current.

You tell by looking at fridge manual and see if you can see the wattage
rating,also same on puter,then compare.
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Not exactly. The refrigerator draws little to nothing when the
compressor isn't running. The computer draws its current the entire
time it is on. So, with a modern refrigerator, without opening the
door much, the load will be greater *while it is running* which
should be sporadically, but next to nothing when it has achieved its
temperature and the door is closed. A typical refrigerator runs the
compressor when the door remains closed about once an hour for about
two to five minutes. The computer will draw a lesser current, but
will draw that current the entire time that it is on.

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On Oct 1, 2007, at 9:53 AM, Howard wrote:

> Dane,don`t bet your life on it.
>
> Depending whether or not you have a newer or older fridge,the puter
> MAY use
> as much or more current.
>
>; You tell by looking at fridge manual and see if you can see the
> wattage
> rating,also same on puter,then compare.
> ----- Original Message -----
&gt; From: "Dane" < daneroney%40yahoo.com">daneroneyyahoo.com>
>; To: < Computer_Help_and_Discussion%40yahoogroups.com">Computer_Help_and_Discussionyahoogroups.com>;
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 3:41 AM
> Subject: [CHAD] Refrigerator vs. Computer
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>;
>>; Power hog's? That's a rumor I'm hearing lately, I'm having a fit
>> against.
>>
>> The word is... a computer uses as much electricity as a refrigerator.
>&gt;
>&gt; All I can do without evidence is with a negative gesture while
>>; lowering
>> my head thinking bologna.
>>
>> Dane

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