News - IBM wants to make your gadgets more efficient

[HEXUS]

‘Steeper’ program plans to lower active, idle and ‘vampire’ power draw.

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[kingpotnoodle]

The figures for computer @ sleep are totally wrong there... in S3 any PC or Laptop is <5W not up to 20W. My desktop is ~3W measured at the wall socket, so taking into account PSU inefficiency.

The only kind of computer using 20W when "asleep" might be a low-ish power one in S1 or S2.

Me thinks they are overcooking the numbers...

[jim]

Was thinking that myself. I don't buy it.

[jimbouk]

And is their something wrong with flicking the switch at the wall?

Not a bad thing for sure, everyone wants lower standby power draw, but not really sure about the hard sell and the desperate attempt for good PR.

[miniyazz]

And is their something wrong with flicking the switch at the wall?

Yep. People are lazy.