Turn off my laptop charger when it's not in use
As with phone chargers, laptop chargers draw current (wasting money & energy) even when the computer isn't plugged in.
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Just in case you have not read David Pogue's Circuits piece in The New York Times (24 April 2008) about "Reducing the Amount of Juice Electronic Gadgets Consume", here's a link:
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I also make sure mine is unplugged as nasty wires trailing around make the place look messy, and, you might trip up on them!
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by Bee 6 months ago
Its the same deal as your phone charger, if you practice one you are practicing the other in my experience... The habit will form!!
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by Matt 6 months ago
I found that if you show the battery status in your menu bar it's easy to know when your laptop is at MAX power!
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In certain countries (such as US/Canada) the voltage is lower, and there is no way to switch off at the wall save for unplugging. Do we know if the impact is purely electrical principles, or how things are wired from country to country? 1 answer
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Christiana
I imagine you could always use a power cord and use that switch to switch your appliances (and laptop charger) off. Though how much latent energy that draws I'm unsure of.
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