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What is the power consumption like?

I'm thinking about picking up a Mini to use as a Boxee Media Centre and also as always on iTunes box that I can use to sync an iPad / iPhone too. Any idea what the power consumption is like over the course of a week / month if left on constantly?
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Here is Apple's guide to Mac Mini Power Consumption (it hasn't been updated for the 2011 yet, but they probably share similar numbers): support.apple.com­/kb­/HT3468

Here's a PDF of its energy efficiency (also produced by Apple, this time for the 2011 models): images.apple.com­/environment­/reports­/docs­/MacMini­_...

If you want to figure out what it will cost you, inquire of your utilities provider what their watt/hr or kw/hr charge is and then do some quick calculations based on amount of time you think it will be idle and amount of time it will be in use.

Hope this helps!
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