These are always handy to have around. The first day with one is like the first day with a label maker. You test everything! Some figures from around my house.

These are always handy to have around. The first day with one is like the first day with a label maker. You test everything! Some figures from around my house. Lenovo Tkinkpad T400 - 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo Laptop idles at about 10 Watts and peaks at just over 30 watts. Lenovo Thinkpad T420 - 2nd Gen i5 is about the same. Lenovo Mini 10 - 1.66Ghz Atom doesn't seem to know how to idle its power regardless of OS. Runs at a constant 10.5 Watts - 15 watts if using a Hard Drive installed instead of SSD. Core 2 Duo Mac Mini - 8 watts idle - 24 watts peak. Sony Bluray player - 0.5 Watts idle. 5 Watts during Bluray. 3 Watts during DVD. Desktop PC - 2nd Gen i7 + Geforce 1650. Idle 61 Watts - Peak in game 95-101 Watts. Sony AM/FM Radio - 0.5 Watts. That one was actually really neat to know just how lower power it takes to run.