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Using an old laptop for piracy
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Compared to what options options?
PC desktop? Usually about 25% less power.
Commercial equipment? Home users are normally using older equipment that sucks a lot of power.
NUC? Laptop is probably more power.
Generally speaking the "newness" of any given hardware is the key factor in power to performance ratios (such to say a newer chip will generally be more energy efficient than and older one, per calculation performed)