Comment Re:Idle computer resources (Score 1) 295
My experience isn't quite so dramatic.
With normal internet usage (web/email/IM/MP3s) my power draw hovers around 210-215 Watts. Same activity with Seti@Home running, processing 8 work units, and power draw hovers around 250-255 Watts so I'm not seeing that much of an increase.
(For reference I have a 2009 Mac Pro, 2.26 GHz 8 core with 8 GB of RAM)