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Ultra 10 with one 200G disk (as a firewall/gateway/small server)- Averages ~111watts.
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.
1.2GHz Duron with single IDE disk (as a firewall/gateway/small server) - Averages ~110watts.


Dell Latitude C610 (ubuntu desktop)- Averages ~42watts.
Dell Latitude C610 (ubuntu desktop)- Averages ~42watts.


  Sun e4500
  Sun e4500
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  693watt 21:53 running, apt-get updating debian SMP system
  693watt 21:53 running, apt-get updating debian SMP system
  Averaging ~694watts with single 2G HDD
  Averaging ~694watts with single 2G HDD
The [http://www.laptop.org XO laptop] averages 7 watts




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 11:14, 26 January 2008

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 plugged 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
The XO laptop averages 7 watts


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.