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    how can i know how many watts does my notebook consuming

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Kossel, Oct 2, 2008.

  1. Kossel

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    in some reviews they say their laptops are consuming 8 watt idle..

    i wonder how they know that? is there any program which can do that?
     
    Kossel, Oct 2, 2008
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    You can use RMclock, when running on batteries, it tells you the discharge rate.
     
    Johnny T, Oct 2, 2008
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    I used a Kill A Watt meter and here are my results for a 1530.

    2 watts - off
    2 watts - sleep mode
    20 watts - idle, display off
    30 watts - idle
    60 watts - 50% CPU
    68 watts - 100% CPU
     
    ZE6JMB, Oct 4, 2008
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  4. Kossel

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    in discharge rate in RMclock, it showing like 18watts when i m in minimum brightness, power saver mode, and only chatting with msn.

    is it a reasonable consume ?
     
    Kossel, Oct 4, 2008
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    That seems reasonable. Keep in mind your usage would be higher when plugged in since the power supply is not 100% efficient. You would have to use a Kill A Watt like ZE6JMB did. The numbers will probably be similar.
     
    atbnet, Oct 4, 2008
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