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This is astonishingly bad power usage for a laptop, a complete dealbreaker: "...early tests show that the SoC already draws about 16 watts at idle..."
by mtklein 10mo ago
This is astonishingly bad power usage for a laptop, a complete dealbreaker: "...early tests show that the SoC already draws about 16 watts at idle..."
- cuu508 10mo agoyeah, that is impressively bad. Perhaps a reporting error and it is 16W at full tilt?
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- antonkochubey 10mo agoFor some context, my 12-core Intel laptop consumes 1.5 to 2 watts at idle for the SoC. Apple M silicon might consume even less.
- bigyabai 10mo ago> upgrade kit > makes your laptop slower Hmm...
- gary_0 10mo agoMaybe it's a typo and it's 1.6W.