Apple Mac power draw
In the Apple specs, what does power consumption of, for example, 80W mean in terms of KW/H usage?
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In the Apple specs, what does power consumption of, for example, 80W mean in terms of KW/H usage?
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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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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.
The unit they charge you for is energy, or kWH, not "per hour". The power spec in Watts is Joules per second, so you multiply by the time to get energy. i.e., 1 Joule per second for 1 second is 1 joule.
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?
If the continuous power usage was indeed 80 watts, it would take 12.5 hours to use 1 KW/H.
Wow! That was fast - thanks! So the 80W is 80W/hour - smashing thank you.
Yes understood. Just looking to calculate some worst case scenerios re possibly using a solar setup.
Sure, but loads for equipment are specified in Watts, not kWh. You need to multiply the number of watts * the number of hours.
OK thanks for the extra info.
Apple Mac power draw