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Here’s a fatal combination: being concerned about wasting power (be it out of love for the environment or your pockets) and being lazy. It’s so much easier to just snap the lid of your laptop shot or leave your computer running all the time…

Potential way out: if you’re lazy but don’t mind spending some money to save some money, you should look at the Eco Button. It’s literally just a button - push it and the computer goes into super-saving mode, drawing the absolute minimum power needed (about 1.8 watts). My favorite part comes next, however: push it again and it all comes back, no delays (one of the parts I hate about turning off my PC is having to wait until it boots).

And in order to further motivate you to keep using it, the Eco Button utility monitors the power and money you’ve saved. I’m not entirely sure the numbers are that big, but hey, who knows. And they must add up to an impressive sum if you think about how much you waste in a month or in a year.

How much under $29.99?
A little: $29.70 on Firebox.com.