[CUBE] Cube 1.4GHz G4 from sonnet $595

[Hal]

On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 03:28 PM, Robert Jagitsch wrote:
> How about this:
>
> Power draw from brick, measured in watts:
>
> Cube, 7457 1400Mhz
> VGA and Rage128
> peak at HD spinup	              56.00
> Nominal, system idle	              44.24
> iTunes rip		              52.08
>
> Cube, 7455 1400Mhz
> VGA and Rage128
> peak at HD spinup	               71.96
> Nominal, system idle	               32.76
> iTunes rip	  	               84.00
>
> Note than under heavy cpu usage (itunes rip) there is a 52 watt 
> increase in power draw over system idle  using the 7455. Only an 8 
> watt increase on the 7457.
>
> R
> -- 

Wow, on paper the 7457 seems like a huge leap forward!