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I want to get my PC off the grids power; any decent solutions for an apartment that has access to a roof? (lemdit.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Gnubyte@lemdit.com to c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net

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As title says. I think my PC is using like a max of 500w when it's juicing but idles for less. I was thinking of using an ecoflow high grade setup for this. Anyone have experience doing something similar?

I might switch to a small micro tower setup by Dell or Lenovo that uses like 120w max. The new Mac minis seem to cap out at 39w though which is crazy.

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[–] Rbon@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Another option you may consider, if you’re already open to using Apple technology, is a MacBook. It would be like having a Mac mini with a built-in battery. I’m not sure if you already have batteries in your setup, but all of Apple’s current lineup of laptops are basically equally as performant as their desktop options right now (excluding the super high end stuff like the Mac Pro).

[–] Gnubyte@lemdit.com 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely will look into the MacBooks power consumption. The logic checks out for sure. I have to measure my current laptops too.

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