Thanks; these sound as useful as I’m imagining them to be — and cost effective too.
So I’m finding that the basic $15 model will display “current power which ranges n 0.0W~9999W,” so scr4’s main concern is addressed. It also tracks cumulative consumption over time, resetting after 24 hours. For in-use computers I don’t particularly care what they do while in use, but the hours between are what I’m looking for; I can check, reset, then come back hours or a day later to get an idea of what they’re drawing while ostensibly sleeping.
And I’m sorry to complain, but when comparing myself to professional electronic vampire hunters, how come no one called me out on considering myself an “armature” one? I mean, it wasn’t that bad, was it?