Mac Pro Power Consumption

[ekenny]

Hello,

I was curious if anyone had hooked up a Watt meter to the Mac Pro yet to see how much power it draws (idling and under load).

Just for reference, my MBP draws in the 30's W range and iMac G5 in the 70's.

Thanks

 

[WildCowboy]

Have a look at this...

 

[ekenny]

Thanks

 

[kered22]

Here's Anandtechs MacPro writeup, this is the page for the power consumption only, there's loads of other interesting info on the other pages:
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2816&p=19