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Dell Latitude C610 (ubuntu desktop)- Averages ~42watts. | Dell Latitude C610 (ubuntu desktop)- Averages ~42watts. | ||
Sun e4500 | |||
32watt pluggin in with no power on | |||
585watt 21:24 when I power on | |||
708watt 21:27 at the {ok} prompt | |||
693watt 21:53 running, apt-get updating debian SMP system | |||
Averaging ~694watts with single 2G HDD | |||
Power is measured in "watts" (named after James Watt). The units are energy divided by time. One watt is 1 joule transfered in 1 second. 1 British Thermal Unit (BTU) = 1 055.05585 joules. Most electric companies bill in "kilowatt hours". If Power interests you, you should check out [[Ohms_law]]. | Power is measured in "watts" (named after James Watt). The units are energy divided by time. One watt is 1 joule transfered in 1 second. 1 British Thermal Unit (BTU) = 1 055.05585 joules. Most electric companies bill in "kilowatt hours". If Power interests you, you should check out [[Ohms_law]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:05, 24 May 2007
Ultra 10 with one 200G disk (as a firewall/gateway/small server)- Averages ~111watts.
1.2GHz Duron with single IDE disk (as a firewall/gateway/small server) - Averages ~110watts.
Dell Latitude C610 (ubuntu desktop)- Averages ~42watts.
Sun e4500
32watt pluggin in with no power on
585watt 21:24 when I power on
708watt 21:27 at the {ok} prompt
693watt 21:53 running, apt-get updating debian SMP system
Averaging ~694watts with single 2G HDD
Power is measured in "watts" (named after James Watt). The units are energy divided by time. One watt is 1 joule transfered in 1 second. 1 British Thermal Unit (BTU) = 1 055.05585 joules. Most electric companies bill in "kilowatt hours". If Power interests you, you should check out Ohms_law.
