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Five PC Power Myths Debunked 551

snydeq writes "Turning off PCs during periods of inactivity can save companies between $25 and $75 per PC per year, according to Energy Star, savings that can add up quickly for large organizations. Yet most organizations remain behind the times on PC power management, in large part due to common misperceptions about PC power, writes InfoWorld's Ted Samson, who outlines five PC power myths debunked in a recent report from Forrester, ranging from the energy savings of screen savers, to the energy draw of powering up, to the difficulties of issuing patches to systems in lower-power states."

Comment Re:Weak (Score 1) 574

As a former part-time employee at CC while in high school, I'd have to say the lighting in the stores I've been to have been perfectly normal. Also as a former part-time employee, hearing this news makes me extremely happy. Never understood why people would come into the CC I worked at as there was a Best Buy less than 2 minutes away. There was even a highway that connected the two stores directly in my town.

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