[SGVHAK] Reminder: SGVHAK meeting this Saturday 8/24

[Scoops Adamczyk]

On Aug 23, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Matthew Campbell <dvdmatt at gmail.com> wrote:

> For the cost of a good high-quality fan ($7-14) I replace the usually poor one that ships with the computer if I have spent the time to open the case.  The savings in power and noise are bonus on top of the more efficient cooling you get with a better designed unit.

Is my math correct?
If the old fan uses ~20 watts and the new uses (possibly) 1/2 the power (10 watts), and at $0.07 / kWh, ummm lets see...
10 watts * $7E-5 / hour = $0.0007 / hour savings. Or 10,000 hours of use to pay for the $7 fan.

.  Scoops