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tl;dr:

counting basic monitors (larger and brighter may add mode)

Both are fairly approximate

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 ===Computers===
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 tl;dr:
-* laptops on the order of 40W in use, idling at maybe 10W with things dialed down
+* Assume 40W or more for laptops, idling at 10W with things dialed down
+* 150W or more for desktops, idling at 100W (can be much less, if specialized)
+: counting basic monitors (larger and brighter may add mode)
-* assume a desktop on the order of 150W in use (more in gaming), idling at maybe 80W
+Both are fairly approximate
-: plus their monitor(s) on the order of 25W, more for larger and brighter
-: with some specific choices you can push them down to 50W idle. Less is possible but gets harder.
-:: Particularly if you want it to scale from beefy to nothing (those tiny-box computers may use 10-15W but will also never do anything quickly)
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 * laptops tend to be ahead in "scaling down power use when idle" because it has more direct implications (battery life)
 : good for expectation management of how good you ''might'' get a desktop when you take specific care
 :: (not ''all'' of them - certain gamer laptops were only designed to be ''portable'', not to be efficient)