(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question gets posted first. Email questions and pics with QUESTIONS in subject line to: green(at)apartmenttherapy(dot)com) SF Gail asked this question in response to yesterday's post on Dell's Studio Hybrid : Ok, I'm going out on a limb here,but do computers actually use a lot of energy? I wonder if it might be better to invest the money elsewhere -- like buying a much better fridge or dishwasher, which I do think use a lot of energy. Or those new LCD lightbulbs? I'm wondering if anyone has any statistics about this? All you eco-geeks out there. What do you think? image via Thomas Hawk; Flickr.com ...