When I first heard my friend's
PlayStation 3, I could have
swore that thing was getting
ready for take off. The amount
of noise coming out of that
thing is a bit ridiculous. And
after reading this article on
the amount of energy this
thing sucks up, I can see
why.
According to the Australian
consumer agency Choice, the
PS3 isn't very friendly to
your utility bill. The gaming
console, when running, sucks
up to five times as much more
energy than a refrigerator and
ten times as much as the
Nintendo Wii. How much does
that come out to in dollars?
About $250 if you keep that
baby running all the time.
The Xbox 360 isn't that much
better, running around 23.57
kWH per week compared to the
PS3's 31.74 kWH and the Wii at
2.97 kWH.
Basically, if you're not using
the console, just turn it o... more
