Does Anyone Know How Many Watts The Average NetBook Uses?

[rs14smith]

I tried searching Google about this but didn't have much luck, but I'm looking to buy one soon to backup my data on my website to a local PC (netbook) if it uses less wattage than my macbook, which it should.

 

[flopticalcube]

My netbook's (Asus 1008ha) power brick says 40W output.

 

[rs14smith]

My netbook's (Asus 1008ha) power brick says 40W output.

Yeah most do have the 40W output brick, but I was hoping some of you guys who already have one did a basic test with say a Kill A Watt meter to see how many watts it's pulling when it's idle, or doing basic web browsing, or playing games or watching videos.

 

[flopticalcube]

Probably not any difference from a MacBook. My netbook is basically just like the older rev MacBook. GMA950 graphics, 2.5" hd, bluetooth, wifi, camera. The only real diff is the screen (10" LED vs 13.3" CFL) and processor (1.66GHz Atom vs 2GHz C2D). Given the ability of the C2D to downclock and the fact that new MacBooks also have LED lit screens and even less power hungry graphics (9400m) I would call it a draw.

 

[thejadedmonkey]

Dell's use a 30w power adapter.

 

[rs14smith]

Dell's use a 30w power adapter.

Yeah I would still think a netbook would use less power than the most typical macbook. My macbook I believe uses around 20-30Watts maybe less when idle.

What dell model is that that uses a 30 watt power adapter?

 

[flopticalcube]

Here is a review of the Dell mini 9. http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/609-3/Dell-Inspiron-Mini-9-Netbook-Computer/

Power Consumption Mac Windows XP
Idle 11W 9W
CPU 100% Load (2 threads) 14W 14W
Max Bright. Idle 11W 9W
Min Bright. Idle 10W 7W
Sleep 1W 1W

Transferring files over WLAN 13W 11W
VLC H.264 (iPhone) 13W 11W
VLC H.264 (DVD) 13W 12W
VLC H.264 (720p) 14W Unplayable

YouTube 14W 12W
General Internet Browsing (FF open w/ 4 tabs) 12W 10W

Not sure how that compares to a MacBook. Interesting how the OS makes a diff.

 

[jim-mini-av]

I have a asus eee pc 1015 and according to powerTOP it uses about 10 or 11 watts while playing a youtube video, uninstalling some software, and having about 8 tabs open on chrome. The internet was via WiFi, bluetooth was off. See below:

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0By...MDRjMC00OWM0LThmNWEtMzYyZTAyZGY5OWVh&hl=en_GB

When its idle (still with WiFi on and the chrome open) it uses about 6.8watts

 

[rs14smith]

I have a asus eee pc 1015 and according to powerTOP it uses about 10 or 11 watts while playing a youtube video, uninstalling some software, and having about 8 tabs open on chrome. The internet was via WiFi, bluetooth was off. See below:

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0By...MDRjMC00OWM0LThmNWEtMzYyZTAyZGY5OWVh&hl=en_GB

When its idle (still with WiFi on and the chrome open) it uses about 6.8watts

Yep, I can finally confirm this