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Re:The charm of buying old workstation hardware on the cheap by gowld on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @01:36PM (#20106965)
What matter more is whether flicking the switch wears out the components more than letting it run. The replacement cost matters more than the running electrical cost.
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Re:The charm of buying old workstation hardware on the cheap by mrybczyn on Wednesday June 05, 2019 @03:29PM (#20108242)
Opening the door probably costs more in energy (from AC or Heating losses), than the savings on turning off LEDs.
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