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In the Apple specs, what does power consumption of, for example, 80W mean in terms of KW/H usage?

Posted on May 22, 2022 3:34 PM

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Posted on May 22, 2022 3:50 PM

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Well, the 80 watts usage would depend on what you were doing at the time. The actual power usage could vary greatly depending on screen brightness, CPU usage, GPU usage, etc. In most cases the actual usage would be less.

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May 23, 2022 7:01 AM in response to Keith Barkley

Thanks for the reply. I know you're correct but never really understood the distinction to be honest. If I want to run something at full load for an hour and it's specified as 1kWH (my electric company charges £0.1406 per kWH) then I know it will cost me 14.06 pence. If it was specified as 2kWH and I ran it for an hour it would cost twice as much i.e. 28.12 pence. Whilst simplistic, that is correct isn't it?

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