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When you unplug the charger from the N810, a message appears telling you to unplug the charger to save electricity because the charger continues to consume power.
Can anyone give me an idea of how serious this is; i.e., how much power am I using or how much am I paying when I leave the charger plugged in?
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I have several chargers and leave them all plugged in when not charging the n800.

Picowatts or at least makes no difference on my power bill.

More green brainwashing...
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Thanks, wv. That makes me feel better.
 
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I found that when leaving the tablet on AND plugged in that when its finished charging, it stops charging. But then at a certain point, it will begin to charge again. Anyone know at what percentage it will begin charging again? I guess I am concerned that it is hammering the overall battery life.
 
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Originally Posted by wv9k View Post
More green brainwashing...
Whatever. Once you consider the millions of devices used, it adds up fast.
 

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i plug into a power strip and switch it off when it's done charging. it's easier to flip a switch than pull a plug.
 
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I leave mine plugged in all the time, but then again, my outlet is behind a large desk so it's really a hassle to have to crawl back there every time I want to charge my IT.
 
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If anybody else is as tired of it as me, go and vote: bug #2285

Originally Posted by devaler View Post
Whatever. Once you consider the millions of devices used, it adds up fast.
Quite honestly, I'd say the calories and time wasted by people crawling under desks, behind dressers, bed, couches and such to unplug these stupid thing far outweighs the wasted watts.

It's a pretty stupid issue to harp on. They'd be better off reminding you to invest in a single CFL that'll take care of all the idling power requirements of every stupid wallwart in the house.

Did you seriously link to a wiki article to try and prove a point?

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i think unless nokia is paying my electric bill they need to mind their own damn business about what i leave plugged in and how much energy i use
 

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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles View Post
Did you seriously link to a wiki article to try and prove a point?
I completely agree with the argument you made in your post, but this comment threw me a little...

1) I don't believe he used it to prove a point... merely to support Nokia's decision to include the overtly 'green' message.

2) A bit off-topic, but since when is a wikipedia article NOT a relavent source of information? Regardless of your personal opinion, as long as the article is old enough to have been reviewed and includes references, it's as valid as any other source on the internet (and it's awfully hard to provide a hyperlink to anything that's not).
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