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Apple claims that the latest Mac minis draw 7 W at idle: https://support.apple.com/en-us/103253 https://support.apple.com/en-us/103253 E.g., Apple M2 Pro chip
by hollerith 2y ago
Apple claims that the latest Mac minis draw 7 W at idle:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/103253 https://support.apple.com/en-us/103253
E.g., Apple M2 Pro chip, 32GB unified memory, 8TB SSD.
- geerlingguy 2y agoApple's still the only company that matches other Arm boards/servers on efficiency (perf/W) + idle power draw. AMD has been doing a little better, Intel slightly more so.
- wpm 2y agoI am keeping an eye out for a cheap M1 Mac Mini on my local Craigslist because once you yank it out of its huge metal case, which is like half PSU, the board itself is quite small. Apparently, the PSU only outputs 12W across the entire power connector, so easily powered by a barrel jack. I quite like the idea of playing around with macOS as a SBC OS, but even just designing a smaller case with sufficient cooling would be fun too.
- GTP 2y ago> Apparently, the PSU only outputs 12W across the entire power connector What is your source? Because, according to the link shared by op, they can consume up to 50W or 100W depending on the model.
- wpm 2y agoWhoops, meant 12V not 12W. Meaning it can be powered off of a big enough battery bank or a simple barrel plug power brick.
- GTP 2y agoInteresting, but they can jump up to 50W or 100W depending on the model. Which such a big swing, you really need to consider your specific use case to see what will be the actual power consumption.