4 ms·

Can they be? I'm not sure they make NUCs designed for mobile power draw without the battery.

by jayd16 2y ago

cletusw 2y ago
There are a good amount of lower power ones (e.g. with an N100 CPU) that draw ~15W usually and not that much more at full bore, and some of them are starting to come with USB-PD power inputs (even if they come with a DC power adapter some will accept USB-PD on another port). Look for "PD in" on this sheet for some examples (columns BW-BY): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SWqLJ6tGmYHzqGaa4RZs54iw7C1uLcTU_rLTRHTOzaA/edit?gid=545579282#gid=545579282 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SWqLJ6tGmYHzqGaa4RZs...
- leeoniya 2y ago
  i have a passively cooled Quieter 4C [1] with N100 and a 4TB [dram-less] nvme [2] and it draws 4.5W total at idle running EndeavourOS w/ KDE Plasma. at full load (Handbrake 1440p transcode) it draws ~10W. i left it at stock bios settings and did not put it into higher TDP mode though, since i use it as an htpc and it mostly idles, i'd rather it stay at more comfortable operating temps. the nvme cost me more than the pc, which for $207 includes 16GB ram, 512GB nvme, and a Win11 Pro license. insane. [1] https://www.amazon.com/MeLE-Mini-Quieter-4C-Astrophotography/dp/B0CP3YL6J7 https://www.amazon.com/MeLE-Mini-Quieter-4C-Astrophotography... [2] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLDJCBPG/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLDJCBPG/
  - javier2 2y ago
    N100 is ok for video transcoding?
    - leeoniya 2y ago
      i'm mostly converting 4k from a phone to 1440p and cutting [backup] storage by 6x. most of these vids are < 3min, and i can do quite a few in a batch job overnight. im in no rush. it does about 4fps with the 1080p30 HQ preset with the only additional change to up the res to 1440p. i would not use it for batching feature length films, but you can do one in a pinch :D
theshrike79 2y ago
I run a N97 based MiniPC off a power bank when I'm travelling, works fine along with my mobile hotspot.

Can they be? I'm not sure they make NUCs designed for mobile power draw without the battery.

by jayd16 2y ago

Can they be? I'm not sure they make NUCs designed for mobile power draw without the battery.

There are a good amount of lower power ones (e.g. with an N100 CPU) that draw ~15W usually and not that much more at full bore, and some of them are starting to come with USB-PD power inputs (even if they come with a DC power adapter some will accept USB-PD on another port). Look for "PD in" on this sheet for some examples (columns BW-BY): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SWqLJ6tGmYHzqGaa4RZs54iw7C1uLcTU_rLTRHTOzaA/edit?gid=545579282#gid=545579282 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SWqLJ6tGmYHzqGaa4RZs...

leeoniya 2y ago
i have a passively cooled Quieter 4C [1] with N100 and a 4TB [dram-less] nvme [2] and it draws 4.5W total at idle running EndeavourOS w/ KDE Plasma. at full load (Handbrake 1440p transcode) it draws ~10W. i left it at stock bios settings and did not put it into higher TDP mode though, since i use it as an htpc and it mostly idles, i'd rather it stay at more comfortable operating temps. the nvme cost me more than the pc, which for $207 includes 16GB ram, 512GB nvme, and a Win11 Pro license. insane. [1] https://www.amazon.com/MeLE-Mini-Quieter-4C-Astrophotography/dp/B0CP3YL6J7 https://www.amazon.com/MeLE-Mini-Quieter-4C-Astrophotography... [2] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLDJCBPG/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLDJCBPG/
- javier2 2y ago
  N100 is ok for video transcoding?
  - leeoniya 2y ago
    i'm mostly converting 4k from a phone to 1440p and cutting [backup] storage by 6x. most of these vids are < 3min, and i can do quite a few in a batch job overnight. im in no rush. it does about 4fps with the 1080p30 HQ preset with the only additional change to up the res to 1440p. i would not use it for batching feature length films, but you can do one in a pinch :D

theshrike79 2y ago

I run a N97 based MiniPC off a power bank when I'm travelling, works fine along with my mobile hotspot.