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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)
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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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[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

A laptop with USB-C charging is probably the best option by far.

The setup would be solar panel ---wire---> battery -----usb-c cable -----> laptop.

This will be way more efficient than trying to power a full desktop setup.