Busting 8 Common Homelab Power Efficiency Myths

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Brilliant.org
01:34 Myth #1 – Idle power draw is meaningless
03:59 Myth #2 – The lower the TDP, the lower the idle power draw
05:45 Myth #3 – Undervolting can decrease idle power draw
06:47 Myth #4 – ARM is more efficient at idle
09:37 Myth #5 – Newer = more power efficient
11:39 Myth #6 – Laptops draw less power than desktops
15:24 Myths #7 and #8 – PSU-related myths
18:42 Outro