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UK Mall 1 - Eco Button
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List Price:
Our Price: £6.95
Your Save: £ ( % )
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Manufacturer: ecobutton
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Binding: Toy
Brand: Eco Button
Feature: Computers and monitors can account for half of the electricity used in a typical office.
Label: ecobutton
Manufacturer: ecobutton
Model: ECOBUTTON
Publisher: ecobutton
Studio: ecobutton
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Features
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Computers and monitors can account for half of the electricity used in a typical office.
A single monitor left on overnight can use the same energy as printing 800 sheets of paper
Ecobutton acts as a strong visual reminder and prompt for you to save electricity
A small to medium sized business running 50 computers could save around 6.80 Tonnes of CO2
A domestic computer can save over £50.00 per year and 135kg of CO2 by using Eco button
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Dubious savings
Comment: It's not all it's cracked up to be, but serves a purpose for the sort of person who does tend to be at their desk as much as they are away from it - but then the correct setup of Windows Power Settings (in Control Panel) could have you hibernating your PC after a few minutes of inactivity without having to worry about hitting the big green button that is permanently illuminated and, as a result, using electricity.
By installing the button and necessary software, you will soon be saving the planet single-handedly - so long as you choose the default settings of £0.18 per kWh. That's an expensive tariff and I'm not sure you can easily buy electricity at that price in the UK (it's something like 26 cents US or 20 cents EU). The software also chooses what I believe to be a very high power consumption setting for your PC, but you can adjust this and the price per kWh for electricity.
The power consumption setting is something you will struggle to accurately set without plugging in a power meter to your PC and Display, so there's another £15 you need to spend in order to accurately ascertain your green hero level.
That's the problem, the software with the Ecobutton tells you what you have saved in money and CO2, but the default settings are exaggerrated for current power tariffs and efficient desktop PCs. In that regard, this button is more con than cool.
The Ecobutton: To save the planet, buy something unnecessary
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good but has one drawback
Comment: This is a great way to save energy: when you walk away from the computer, just press the button and it instantly sends the 'puter into standby. When you return, just wobble the mouse and the 'puter instantly springs to life.
Mainly. Just occasionally I find it hangs instead of restarting, and takes some minutes to come back to life, which is frustrating. It happens only occasionally - but one star off.
But all in all, a great green buy.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Dubious savings
Comment: It's not all it's cracked up to be, but serves a purpose for the sort of person who does tend to be at their desk as much as they are away from it - but then the correct setup of Windows Power Settings (in Control Panel) could have you hibernating your PC after a few minutes of inactivity without having to worry about hitting the big green button that is permanently illuminated and, as a result, using electricity.
By installing the button and necessary software, you will soon be saving the planet single-handedly - so long as you choose the default settings of £0.18 per kWh. That's an expensive tariff and I'm not sure you can easily buy electricity at that price in the UK (it's something like 26 cents US or 20 cents EU). The software also chooses what I believe to be a very high power consumption setting for your PC, but you can adjust this and the price per kWh for electricity.
The power consumption setting is something you will struggle to accurately set without plugging in a power meter to your PC and Display, so there's another £15 you need to spend in order to accurately ascertain your green hero level.
That's the problem, the software with the Ecobutton tells you what you have saved in money and CO2, but the default settings are exaggerrated for current power tariffs and efficient desktop PCs. In that regard, this button is more con than cool.
The Ecobutton: To save the planet, buy something unnecessary
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good but has one drawback
Comment: This is a great way to save energy: when you walk away from the computer, just press the button and it instantly sends the 'puter into standby. When you return, just wobble the mouse and the 'puter instantly springs to life.
Mainly. Just occasionally I find it hangs instead of restarting, and takes some minutes to come back to life, which is frustrating. It happens only occasionally - but one star off.
But all in all, a great green buy.
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