On Oct 31, 2:40 am, "Tina K." <penguir...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2010/10/30 20:26, Clark Martin so eloquently wrote: > > > On Oct 30, 2010, at 5:48 PM, Tina K. wrote: > > >>> My Power Mac draws about 500 watts, a Mac Mini is going to use > >>> significantly less, and external HDDs use very little. 800 watts > >>> is more than enough for those two devices. > > > It's unlikely your PM draws 500 W. It's power supply is rated for > > around that much but actual use is rarely even close to that. I > > haven't tested any PM G4 but the PM G3 B&W I tested drew 67 W. > > > It would be hard to draw 500W, even with the monitor running off the > > PM's power supply.
Agreed. I have a full up MDD 1.25GHz G4. (Full = 4 drives. 2GB memory, etc) A "kill-a-watt" device tells me it draws 160W. Slight tangent - at 15 cents/KWH each 100W costs $131/yr for a 24/7 device. Nearly $210/yr to power this. As it was an extra, used as a server for TiVo shows, I now keep it off unless it's called to action. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
