3D printer vs Laptop: which costs more to run? (2026)
Estimates use U.S. average $0.180 $/kWh, typical wattage, and typical hours/day from our catalog. Adjust on each appliance page.
3D printer
- Typical watts
- 50 W
- Hours/day
- 0.1
- Monthly est.
- $0.03
- kWh/mo
- 0.1
Laptop
- Typical watts
- 60 W
- Hours/day
- 6
- Monthly est.
- $1.94
- kWh/mo
- 10.8
Laptop is estimated to cost more per month at typical use.