Comment EU allows up to 1 W in standby mode (Score 1) 222
it's able to use no power while in standby mode -- but this is a feature that will be required from 2010 for new PCs released across Europe.
This is not true. The EU will allow 1 W from 2010 in standby mode and off mode and 0.5 W from 2014. There is an exception for devices that have an "information or status display" which allows for a power consumption of 2 W (2014: 1 W) in standby mode.
See commission regulation 1275/2008 Annex II.