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Business computersENERGY STAR certified

Apple iPad Mini (A17 Pro)

8 GB slate/tablet computer, model number A2993.

Memory

8 GB

Typical electricity use

5.2 kWh/yr

NPU installed

No

Storage

SSD(s) (including M.2 port solutions)

Of 94 certified slate/tablet business computers, 17 have a lower typical electricity use than the iPad Mini (A17 Pro) (5.2 kWh/yr).

Its certified typical electricity use of 5.2 kWh/yr costs about $0.68 a year at 13¢/kWh.

Maker
Apple
Model
iPad Mini (A17 Pro)
Model number
A2993
Type
Slate/Tablet
Memory
8 GB
NPU installed
No
Storage
SSD(s) (including M.2 port solutions)
Screen
8.32 in
Battery
0 Wh
Operating system
iOS
Marketed as a workstation
No
Typical electricity use
5.2 kWh/yr
Power in sleep
0.2 W
Power at long idle
0.3 W
Power when off
0.9 W
On the market since
Oct 2024
ENERGY STAR certified
17 Oct 2025

Certified under the same record

The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: A2995, A2996.

Source: ENERGY STAR certified business computers dataset, US EPA, record 4511645, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

Other makers

Machines comparable to the iPad Mini (A17 Pro)

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

ModelTypeProcessorMemoryTypical electricity use
Lenovo TB336FUSlate/Tablet-8 GB11.1 kWh/yr
Acer N25H8***Slate/Tablet-8 GB9.3 kWh/yr
GETAC ZX10Slate/Tablet-8 GB16 kWh/yr
Lenovo TB330FUSlate/Tablet-8 GB6.1 kWh/yr
Lenovo TB311FUSlate/Tablet-8 GB4.8 kWh/yr
Lenovo TB352FUSlate/Tablet-8 GB7.4 kWh/yr

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