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On a desktop or a laptop (including the monitor), which peripheral requires the most power compared to other parts?

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Which peripherals are you looking for? I bet I have different ones than you do. – takrl Aug 19 '11 at 9:56
@goths: It's hard to determine which peripheral for customers on earth would consume the most as some are energy efficient and others are not. It's best to use a watt meter for this; or you could look into the specifications of the peripherals in question... – Tom Wijsman Aug 19 '11 at 12:32

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Here are two that consume a lot of power:

  • Laser printers

  • CRT monitors

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Thanks. And on laptop, is it the lcd display? – goths Aug 19 '11 at 5:29
Do you have any reference to their power usage? – Tom Wijsman Aug 19 '11 at 12:27

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