garyfritz
Joined: 08 Apr 2006
Posts: 12088
Location: Fort Collins, CO
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| Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| ecrabb wrote: | | It costs a couple of dollars a year to charge a smartphone or tablet, and I'm supposed to worry about the "waste" heat from the wall wart itself? Seriously? Spend $20 on a power strip to stop the $1/year of waste from the "vampire". Excellent idea. |
And don't forget the "waste" heat from the wall wart is only "wasted" for about half the year... the rest of the time it just helps heat your house. Now if you live in Atlanta or Florida and spend more on AC than on heating, the $1/yr might be a bigger concern. 
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