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newtekie: for those of us who leave systems on 24/7 (download boxes, media servers etc) the idle wattage is a large concern.
20W may not add up to much, but its also more heat to deal with in the room... and a room with 10x 20W devices might as well have one 200W heater in it.
oh and dont forget that half the time these devices are only designed to operate in rooms <24C, which goes real well when you have 45C ambients like i get every year. at least if they idle, they're cutting back some of the heat.
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