From: Ad 

mike wrote:
> As I ponder a MacMini for a media hub, I also wondered how much power it
> and some other stuff used.
>
> I bought a power meter and measured...
>
> My new Windows desktop, about 140 watts.
>  (Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4GHz, 1GB RAM, two 250GB SATA drives)
>
> Old Windows desktop pulled, about 150 watts
>  (Intel P4 2.4GHz, 512MB RAM, 2 160GB SATA drives)
>

Interesting that the old machine used more power. Better PSU?

> MacMini, about 30 watts
>  (Core Duo 1.6GHz, 2GB RAM, 80GB drive)
>

That's not bad.

adam

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