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Re: [LUG] Ultra Mobile Laptop Power Rating Research

 

My Acer Aspire One only shows 16W consumption on the meter.

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On Saturday 14 February 2009 11:45:10 tom wrote:
> I'm doing a little bit of research into the power consumption ratings on
> the power supplies for different makes and models of Ultra Mobile
> Laptops (Acer Aspire One's, Asus Eee's etc).
>
> I have a Aspire One (Model ZG5) which according to the power supply is
> rated  19V 1.58A  = 30.02 Watts. It got me thinking that 30Watts still
> seemed quite high, although my model does have a 120Gb mini HDD, so I
> want to compare different models and configurations.
>
> Therefore could owners of other makes / models please send me their
> equivalent ratings (Voltage & Amps, Make, Model, storage type (HDD /
> SSD) and size) off list.
>
> This would be much appreciated.
>
> When I have a (more?) complete table I will promise to publish the
> results here ;-). Of course this isn't an accurate description of
> exactly how much power is drawn in particular circumstances but its
> enough information for a rough and ready comparison.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Tom.
>
> PS if you own an Acer (like me) you will need either very good eye
> sight, or a strong magnifying glass (in my case) to read the ratings. I
> guess Im getting old now ;-)


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