❔ Does Mac Studio require a pure sine wave UPS? ❔

[sonicthehedgefrog]

I can't find any info on whether or not the Studio's power supply is active PFC. 🧐

Thoughts?

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Bonus question: How many watts is the Studio Display? 🤔

 

[usagora]

I guess it depends on what you want to do if the power goes out? Continue working/playing or simply have time to save your work and shut down? If the former, I suppose err on the side of caution and buy a pure sine wave UPS. Otherwise, there's probably no real benefit.

FWIW the UPS I use with my 2019 iMac is simulated sine wave and I notice no performance difference between UPS battery power and regular power.

 

[StudioMacs]

Bonus question: How many watts is the Studio Display? 🤔

• Standby (Sleep): Low power state that is entered after the display receives instructions from a connected host computer set to off/sleep. This mode is characterized by a blank screen.
• On: The display is connected to a power source and a host computer. Display brightness was set as defined by ENERGY STAR Program Requirements for Displays. Auto-Brightness was turned off and the display was not providing charging power to the host computer or any other peripheral devices.
• Power supply efficiency: Average of the power supply’s measured efficiency when tested at 100 percent, 50 percent, and 20 percent of the power supply’s rated output power.

Source

 

[haralds]

I noticed in my setup the biggest power draw was the monitor.

 

[Grumply]

I can't find any info on whether or not the Studio's power supply is active PFC. 🧐

Thoughts?

You want pure sine wave for ANY sensitive electronics.

 

[colodane]

The Studio (like all recent Apple desktops) will have very effective active PFC in the power supply. It is a good thing.