> > > My G4 MDD 1.25 was 295 watts. My PPC G5 dual 2.7 averages 410 watts > > > and my Mac Pro is 98 watts both doing the same work most of the time, > > > however the G5's are much faster then the G4's. The G5's with the fans > > > running most of the time suck up a lot of juice. > > > > here's a dumb question--how are you measuring power consumption? > > Google "kill a watt" for links to some low cost ($20 - $25) electricity > usage monitors.
I was surprised by John's figures. I haven't tested my MDD (though it has a Sonnet 1.8GHz board, so it is not standard), but my quad G5 uses about 170W at idle (two drives, one optical, 7800GT) in Reduced power mode, and 220W in Highest at idle. When under load, it can get to 300-350W (such as when it's compiling TenFourFox). This is still not a small power draw, but it's not a ridiculous amount. -- ------------------------------------ personal: http://www.cameronkaiser.com/ -- Cameron Kaiser * Floodgap Systems * www.floodgap.com * [email protected] -- MOVIE IDEA: Raiders of the Lost E-mail Signature --------------------------- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
