07-28-2019, 04:18 AM
Thanks for writing this post the subject is a matter of interest to me as well.
It is difficult to find a study of NVMe drive power consumption may be that's because the equipment to test this is specialised and not widely used. Another question exists in my mind: does the BIOS in the PineBook Pro support ASPM assuming an operating system is being run that supports it? Is the BIOS that mature? I have a general idea that not all NVMe drives are equal when it comes to power usage across the different states. And it matters a lot when the laptop is running on it's own battery.
Which NVMe drive not be such an issue for a RockPro64 if it is always running from a power adaptor.
It would be great if a PineBook Pro developer using a prototype with NVMe setup would weigh in with some comments on their experiences please.
It is difficult to find a study of NVMe drive power consumption may be that's because the equipment to test this is specialised and not widely used. Another question exists in my mind: does the BIOS in the PineBook Pro support ASPM assuming an operating system is being run that supports it? Is the BIOS that mature? I have a general idea that not all NVMe drives are equal when it comes to power usage across the different states. And it matters a lot when the laptop is running on it's own battery.
Which NVMe drive not be such an issue for a RockPro64 if it is always running from a power adaptor.
It would be great if a PineBook Pro developer using a prototype with NVMe setup would weigh in with some comments on their experiences please.