I have run both SETI and the Think program for cancer research on my laptop (not at the same time) and both of these programs almost immediately cause the cooling fan to turn on. When I stop the program, the fan goes off within 2 seconds. That heat does not come for free, so more power must be being used.
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I have run both SETI and the Think program for cancer research on my laptop (not at the same time) and both of these programs almost immediately cause the cooling fan to turn on. When I stop the program, the fan goes off within 2 seconds. That heat does not come for free, so more power must be being used.