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edsi2fe_7hg
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Jul 30, 2020
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Why Netgear R9000 consumes more power than its competitors?

This router consumes a whoofing 19 V ⎓ 3.xx A. Wheres I can see overall better routers like this one https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/wifi-router/archer-ax11000/ consume as astonishing litt...
  • antinode's avatar
    Jul 30, 2020

    > This router consumes a whoofing 19 V = 3.xx A. [...]

     

       "="?

     

       19V * 3.16A = 60W

     

    > [...] astonishing little as 12 V = 5 A. [...]

     

       12V * 5A = 60W

     

    > [...] I don't understand these calculations that much [...]

     

       Clearly.

     

       What, in your mind, makes one of these 60W figures "whoofing", and
    the other 60W figure "astonishing little"?

     

    > How can I reduce its power consumption without disabling 5GHz. I don't
    > need 2.4GHz & 60GHz. [...]


       Disabling a radio might reduce the power consumption a little.

     

       Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
    for Documentation.  Get the User Manual.  Read.  Look for "Control the
    WiFi Radios".  Further reading might not hurt, either.

     

       But how would you know?  Are you equipped to measure the power
    consumption of a device like this?  See, for example:

     

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_A_Watt

     

       But, if you don't know power when you see it, then it's not obvious
    that a meter will help much.