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Honestly, I think some of these reviews are just straight up stupid. There are two facts in this review: The Mac uses less power than the PC. Okay, but I have l

Honestly, I think some of these reviews are just straight up stupid. There are two facts in this review: The Mac uses less power than the PC. Okay, but I have literally no idea why you would care, I have never in my life heard of anyone caring about energy draw of a desktop computer. The second fact is the Mac is quieter than his PC. But not even the reviewer cares - it's not like the reviewer went out and tried to buy a quiet desktop and found the best option was the Mac studio. He takes the Mac studio and then compares it to a generic desktop without even replacing the stock CPU cooler. It's difficult to read this review without thinking "Why are you even talking to us about fan noise if you're so unconcerned about fan noise that you've made literally no effort to minimize fan noise". We could literally say "For the same money as the Mac Studio I can buy this noisy PC and then hire a tradesman to build a false wall in my house to hide the PC so I can never hear it".

ricardobeat 5y ago
The energy consumption also translates directly into cooling requirements == noise.
neilalexander 5y ago
> I have never in my life heard of anyone caring about energy draw of a desktop computer Allow me to introduce myself. I want to be able to leave my computer on all of the time so I absolutely care about power draw, especially with the sharply rising cost of energy.
- Traster 5y ago
  If your concern is cost, then I suspect you should be focused on the $3,600 price tag rather than the 40W of power draw, which likely costs out to around 0.8cents per hour.
  - chrismeller 5y ago
    While a valid point, you’re underestimating the increase in power costs in Europe. Last month I paid 0.36 EUR/kWh. Yes, 36 cents per hour.
    - Traster 5y ago
      Yes but the power difference here isn't 1kW, so over an hour it's not 36 cents. At peak usage the difference is 100 watts, so 3.6 cents difference per hour if you're running at benchmark level performance constantly. Realistically even at 0.36EUR/kWh the idle power difference means you're probably spending 1-2 cents per hour. That's really nothing. We're talking about saving about as much as replacing 1 halogen light bulb with an LED bulb.
      - chrismeller 5y ago
        No offense, but I also don’t care in the slightest about idle power.

ricardobeat 5y ago

The energy consumption also translates directly into cooling requirements == noise.

neilalexander 5y ago

> I have never in my life heard of anyone caring about energy draw of a desktop computer Allow me to introduce myself. I want to be able to leave my computer on all of the time so I absolutely care about power draw, especially with the sharply rising cost of energy.

Traster 5y ago
If your concern is cost, then I suspect you should be focused on the $3,600 price tag rather than the 40W of power draw, which likely costs out to around 0.8cents per hour.
- chrismeller 5y ago
  While a valid point, you’re underestimating the increase in power costs in Europe. Last month I paid 0.36 EUR/kWh. Yes, 36 cents per hour.
  - Traster 5y ago
    Yes but the power difference here isn't 1kW, so over an hour it's not 36 cents. At peak usage the difference is 100 watts, so 3.6 cents difference per hour if you're running at benchmark level performance constantly. Realistically even at 0.36EUR/kWh the idle power difference means you're probably spending 1-2 cents per hour. That's really nothing. We're talking about saving about as much as replacing 1 halogen light bulb with an LED bulb.
    - chrismeller 5y ago
      No offense, but I also don’t care in the slightest about idle power.