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Calculators need mere microwatts of power to function. A very basic laptop is in the tens of watts. A difference of many orders of magnitude that you can't com
by Renaud 6y ago
Calculators need mere microwatts of power to function.
A very basic laptop is in the tens of watts.
A difference of many orders of magnitude that you can't compensate by the size of solar panel on a small device.
- supermatt 5y ago> A very basic laptop is in the tens of watts The latest version device in question (the OLPC) is ~5W under normal usage and less than 1W when idle. Im not sure about an integrated solar panel - im not sure i would want to keep my laptop exposed to the sun - but i was able to keep a 2015 macbook charged with a small solar panel while travelling (approx 4 hours a day of heavy usage). Obv depends on time of year, location, weather, etc.
- AshamedCaptain 5y agoBut even 1W is several orders of magnitude greater than the average LCD calculator.
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