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Comparing laptop and desktop electricity costs on bills

Comparing laptop and desktop electricity costs on bills

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truse13
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03-31-2016, 01:25 AM
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The difference lies in how each device consumes power when used for office tasks. A laptop typically uses less electricity than a desktop without a graphics card, making it more energy-efficient for non-gaming purposes.
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truse13
03-31-2016, 01:25 AM #1

The difference lies in how each device consumes power when used for office tasks. A laptop typically uses less electricity than a desktop without a graphics card, making it more energy-efficient for non-gaming purposes.

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04-07-2016, 11:48 AM
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The expense for one or two cases of beer each year.
For example...
My small HTPC, matching the power consumption of a very basic laptop.
Stays idle at about 11.5 watts.
My main PC operates at roughly 60 watts.
https://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electri...lator.html
Applying the Electricity Bill Calculator from RapidTables at $0.12 per kWh:
Running idle 24 hours a day for a year:
The HTPC would cost $12.62 annually.
The main PC would cost $63 annually.
This results in a total difference of $51 each year.
If you instead considered 8 hours of daily use...
HTPC - $4.20
PC - $21
That gives a yearly expense of $17.
A difference of $17, which is smaller since office tasks don’t heavily tax a desktop’s idle power draw.
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pertipoju
04-07-2016, 11:48 AM #2

The expense for one or two cases of beer each year.
For example...
My small HTPC, matching the power consumption of a very basic laptop.
Stays idle at about 11.5 watts.
My main PC operates at roughly 60 watts.
https://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electri...lator.html
Applying the Electricity Bill Calculator from RapidTables at $0.12 per kWh:
Running idle 24 hours a day for a year:
The HTPC would cost $12.62 annually.
The main PC would cost $63 annually.
This results in a total difference of $51 each year.
If you instead considered 8 hours of daily use...
HTPC - $4.20
PC - $21
That gives a yearly expense of $17.
A difference of $17, which is smaller since office tasks don’t heavily tax a desktop’s idle power draw.

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04-07-2016, 01:30 PM
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A lower-end desktop should consume roughly 30 to 40 watts, but you must also consider the monitor, which adds another 10 to 15 watts. A laptop used for office tasks, such as a Dell XPS or Inspiron, usually uses about half of that if it's fully charged and plugged in.
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04-07-2016, 01:30 PM #3

A lower-end desktop should consume roughly 30 to 40 watts, but you must also consider the monitor, which adds another 10 to 15 watts. A laptop used for office tasks, such as a Dell XPS or Inspiron, usually uses about half of that if it's fully charged and plugged in.

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