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   Bruce Sterling @bruces (bruces@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Mar-2025 18:54:33 JST Bruce Sterling @bruces

   "Concept PCs" are design-fictions not meant to exist but I kind of want the solar-powered one anyway

   https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/03/lenovo_brings_solar_folding_laptops/

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     kolya (kolya@social.cologne)'s status on Thursday, 06-Mar-2025 19:44:19 JST kolya

     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage @bruces
     an idle laptop needs about 30 Watts and in use about 200W. even under optimal conditions there is no way you're gonna power it with the solar panel that fits on a laptop lid. at best you can slowly reload it. foldable solar arrays already exist, typically for hiking.

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     kolya (kolya@social.cologne)'s status on Thursday, 06-Mar-2025 20:20:19 JST kolya

     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage @bruces Source for the numbers I mentioned: https://ecocostsavings.com/how-many-watts-does-a-laptop-use/