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Are you sure about the 3.5W? That seems high. An iPad at idle with the display on uses less than that.

• t0bia_s 4y ago
  I use RPi 3B because of lower power consumption than 3B+, 4B... It is around 300mA. I connect power cable to USB from router that has 500mA output. It works great. RPi 3B+ has sometimes problem with stability because of higher power consumption. Official power supply of RPi is 2,6A if I remember correctly, so 3,5 is not even possible? Btw, many routers support sleep mode. It is not necessary to run router/connected RPi 24/7.
  • Kirby64 4y ago
    Watts vs. current. At 300mA, that's 1.5W of power. Maximum current draw on a pi4 is 3A (~15W), but that's purely a power supply input limitation. You only get close to that with a ton of peripherals and heavy load on the Pi.
    • t0bia_s 4y ago
      Ah, yes, sorry, my mistake.
• LaputanMachine 4y ago
  About 3W is realistic for a Pi 4. Here's a comparison: https://www.pidramble.com/wiki/benchmarks/power-consumption https://www.pidramble.com/wiki/benchmarks/power-consumption