This article is about the mammal. For other uses, see Porcupine (disambiguation) . Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills, that protect against predators. The term covers two families of animals, the Old World porcupines and New World porcupines.
Quick Answer. A laptop computer typically uses 20 to 75 watts, depending on its size, make and model. The actual wattage should be listed on the laptop or instrument panel.
Here we see the recharge is about 29 watts and the most power consumption we see for the laptop operation is about 23 watts. The total of 52 watts matches pretty well with the 60 watt rated power draw printed on the laptop. The AC power supply was measured with a âKill A Wattâ device and showed about 41 VA.