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The 10 watt power supply is so that the USB ports can have full power. The board alone probably doesn't use much more than 6 watts or so at maximum load (the si
by brigade 14y ago
The 10 watt power supply is so that the USB ports can have full power. The board alone probably doesn't use much more than 6 watts or so at maximum load (the similar ODROID-X draws about 7 watts maximum on the AC side of the power adapter)
- hyperbovine 14y agoBeing able to power the RPi off USB is, unexpectedly, one of my favorite features. Wall warts just plain suck. You won't be able run 6w off USB 3.0 for a while yet.
- ersii 14y agoIt's unfortunate to not be able to power other things off of the Raspberry Pi's USB though. Like a WiFi USB dongle. But we knew we were in for the ride when we bought rPi's.