[filmscanners] Re: keeping the 16bit scans; now=HD longevityOT

["Robert Logan" <bert_logan@btopenworld.com>]

owenpevans wrote:
[chop]
> day. It was replaced under warranty and at the suggestion of the technician,
> I have left the computer on 24/7 for the past 30 months. The only time I
> shut down is for a reboot after a software upgrade or when I lose the
> connection on my internet cable.

assuming you would use the computer for 12 hours
a day normally, the computer using 200W over those 12.
1 Kw Hour = 10p say.
1 day = 12*200/1000 = 2.4 Kw hours
300 days = 720 Kw hours = 7200p = £72

I think I'd go for the spare HD. And perhaps save
the environment a tad too (yes - the 2nd HD has
enviro impact ...)

I think my PC uses quite a bit more than 200W as well.
Im assuming you never let the disks spin down, so the
Powersave features arent affecting the drives?

bert
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