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Why might a ssd seem to consume dramatically more power than a hdd?

System: Acer One laptop (2013) with Intel Pentium 997 1.6 GHz and 4 MB RAM, Windows 10

I replaced a 512 GB Sata hdd with a 120 GB Sata ssd. What I did not expect was the remaining battery time to drop from 3:45 to 2:10, actually I expected more battery time.

I tried to re-calibrate the battery and it seemed to have an impact but that lasted only for one boot.

The ssd boots faster and is quiet. However, the lower battery time would not make up for just that.

A search for this question showed a few threads but all the answers were like this is not possible or buy a new battery.