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0 pointsdijit5y ago0 comments

Yes. ECC memory uses only marginally more power than non-ECC memory. And memory isn’t the largest consumer of battery life by a country mile.

Screen, Wi-Fi, and to a much lesser extent (unless under load) the CPU are the most major culprits of low battery life.

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It can actually reduce power consumption, because refresh rates don't need to be so high:

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointsdijit5y ago0 comments

Yes. ECC memory uses only marginally more power than non-ECC memory. And memory isn’t the largest consumer of battery life by a country mile.

Screen, Wi-Fi, and to a much lesser extent (unless under load) the CPU are the most major culprits of low battery life.

It can actually reduce power consumption, because refresh rates don't need to be so high:

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse