Eco PC

It's happened. Al Gore has got into your PC. PC World has been advertising its new Eco PC. Yep, you computer could save the planet.

The PC consumes only 25w. That's not bad. If your office is lit by an 8w energy efficient bulb you're bringing in the whole working profess for less than a normal bulb.

It should cost you about 2p a day to run, that compares to 11p for a traditional PC which consumes 105w.

But the trouble is, USB. You know what it's like, you just keep plugging thing in. You have an external hard drive, a USB webcam, USB lead plugged into your digital camera and probably your phone too. And then, because you use so many USB devices you'll go out and by a UBS hub that plugs into the mains.

But still, if it runs cheaper you'll save money and that's all good.

They cost £599 though. And if it saves you 9p a day, it would take 3,333 days before it pays for the difference from a £299 machine. That's 9 years. And according to Al Gore the world will have ended by then.

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