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   From: Chris Cox    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.suse,alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: An Ultimate Vista Problem   
   Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:25:16 -0600   
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   Nikos Chantziaras wrote:   
   > Chris Cox wrote:   
   >> Arrowcatcher wrote:   
   >>> Two techie friends and I upgraded our XP computers to run Vista and   
   >>> had been using beta and trial versions of Ultimate and Business   
   >>> successfully.  We installed temp HDs so our XP installs were   
   >>> untouched.   
   >>>   
   >>> However, our "Kill-a-Watt" electricity monitors show that the upgraded   
   >>> machines now draw 40% more ultility power.  My P4 machine jumped from   
   >>> a nominal 105 watts to 145 with its new Invidia FX5500 display   
   >>> adapter, which I didn't otherwise need to edit AVI and MPEG2 videos.   
   >>   
   >> While moderately interesting, you're still the culprit by running   
   >> a P4 and running an Nvidia GPU.   
   >    
   > This is pretty much the minimum if you want to be able to run Vista.   
   > With newer hardware (say, ATI X1900 or GeForce 7800 and Intel Core 2   
   > Duo), power consumption would be even bigger.  Don't you agree?   
      
   Certainly true, the OP didn't say..."I went out and bought brand   
   new power-consuming hardware so I could run Vista"... the OP already   
   had a power hungry computer.  Got to remember, this IS a Linux   
   newsgroup, and I think we all know people running some pretty   
   serious infrastructure (and even desktops) using some pretty   
   old stuff. :)   
      
   What can I say.. I like power... and hence I admit.. I'm definitely   
   NOT green computer wise... even though I only run Linux.   
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