And some package and rebate deals on peripherals like printers and monitors can make sense--if they apply to items you actually want.
Microwave ovens, cellphone chargers, DVD players, computer monitors and printers all silently consume power when they aren't in use.
With an array of ports including a full-size USB port, workers easily can attach existing devices like monitors and printers.
The products segment includes desktop and mobile PCs, monitors, printers, imaging equipment, servers, storage products and systems, motherboards, networking products, operating systems, software applications and related supplies.
One answer is to plug clusters of equipment (for instance, computers, monitors, printers, modems and routers) into a proper surge protector that not only guards against nasty electrical spikes coming down the line, but also shuts down all the equipment completely when you switch off.
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Samsung says the Galaxy S II sports nine ways for users to either port content from their phones to external devices such as monitors and printers or to stream content, such as TV shows, from external devices to their phones, via Wi-Fi or an HDMI cable.
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Computer monitors and speakers, printers, fax machines, hi-fi equipment as well as televisions and set-top boxes are among the biggest electricity suckers.
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Its integrated DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) capability makes it fast and easy to share stored music, pictures and user-generated HD video wirelessly with other DLNA-certified home electronics, including HDTVs, monitors, digital cameras, printers and more.
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To cut back on the carbon, Gartner recommends corporate techies take steps such as measuring power consumption and cutting back on spare servers and printers to tracking the way gear such as PCs and monitors are junked.
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