It's supposed to have it's low power mode where all it does is accept updates and little else, this was billed originally as a feature that allowed it to stay connected whilst consuming very little power.
Well, here's the problem, in this mode it chucks out more heat than my PC's 600w PSU when in use, that means the Wii actually wastes a hell of a lot of power.
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RE: Buy a wii
Power saving is one reason NOT to buy a Wii.
It's supposed to have it's low power mode where all it does is accept updates and little else, this was billed originally as a feature that allowed it to stay connected whilst consuming very little power.
Well, here's the problem, in this mode it chucks out more heat than my PC's 600w PSU when in use, that means the Wii actually wastes a hell of a lot of power.