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Apple computer, ENERGY STAR certified

Apple A3461

12 GB slate/tablet computer.

Memory

12 GB

Typical electricity use

8.5 kWh/yr

NPU installed

No

Screen

12.9 in

Of 94 certified slate/tablet business computers, 49 have a lower typical electricity use than the A3461 (8.5 kWh/yr).

Its certified typical electricity use of 8.5 kWh/yr costs about $1.11 a year at 13¢/kWh.

Maker
Apple
Model
A3461
Type
Slate/Tablet
Memory
12 GB
NPU installed
No
Screen
12.9 in
Battery
0 Wh
Operating system
iOS
Marketed as a workstation
No
Typical electricity use
8.5 kWh/yr
Power at long idle
0.3 W
Power when off
0.8 W
On the market since
Mar 2026
ENERGY STAR certified
30 Jan 2026

Certified under the same record

The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: --.

Source: ENERGY STAR certified business computers dataset, US EPA, record 4528941, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

Other makers

Machines comparable to the A3461

Certified business computers from other makers, same color class, within 20% of its speed.

ModelTypeProcessorMemoryTypical electricity use
Samsung SM-X730Slate/Tablet-12 GB7.2 kWh/yr
Lenovo TB361FUSlate/Tablet-12 GB7.4 kWh/yr
Lenovo TB710FUSlate/Tablet-12 GB5.6 kWh/yr
Samsung SM-X930Slate/Tablet-12 GB6.5 kWh/yr
Lenovo TB373FUSlate/Tablet-12 GB7.2 kWh/yr
Lenovo TB390FUSlate/Tablet-12 GB6.1 kWh/yr

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