Wii Beats Xbox 360 and PS3 in Power Consumption Game
November 20, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Announcements
According to tree-hugging journalist Lori Bongiorno, the Wii is a great choice for anyone looking to cut down on the electric bill. Here are the key points of her article:
Sony Playstation 3 is the most power-hungry model. For the 2007 version, you’ll spend about $12 a year if you turn the console off when you’re not using it, compared to about $134 if you leave it on all the time.
Microsoft Xbox 360 ranks a close second. If you shut it down when you’re not playing a game or watching a movie, it costs about $11 to operate annually. Leaving it on continuously will cost you $103.Nintendo Wii uses significantly less energy than the others. It costs about $3 a year if you turn it off after use, compared to about $10 if you don’t.
Then again, as the obnoxious commenters of Lori’s article point out, who the heck leaves their gaming console on the whole day?!
(image from Yahoo! Green)
