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4 monitors side by side.

6 h a day
  • Electricity at €0.2832 per kWh (household price with taxes, Eurostat 2026-S1).
  • 210 g CO₂e per kWh generated in 2023 (European Environment Agency). Counts use only, not manufacturing.
  • Crua

    CR270FU
    F 27″Full HD280 Hz

    €18.79 per year

    +€11.16 a year

  • MSI

    MAG 276CXF
    E 27″Full HDLCD / LED280 Hz

    €13.02 per year

    +€5.40 a year

  • Cheapest to run

    James Donkey

    EPIC J60
    E 27″Full HDLCD / LED360 Hz

    €7.63 per year

  • Gamebooster

    LYRIS FF30
    D 27″Full HDLCD / LED300 Hz

    €10.42 per year

    +€2.79 a year

Yearly running cost

Bars in proportion to the energy each model uses.

  • Crua CR270FU €18.79
  • MSI MAG 276CXF €13.02
  • James Donkey EPIC J60 €7.63
  • Gamebooster LYRIS FF30 €10.42
Model Crua CR270FU MSI MAG 276CXF James Donkey EPIC J60 Gamebooster LYRIS FF30
Running cost
Running cost (per year) €18.79 €13.02 €7.63 €10.42
over 10 years €188 +€112 over 10 years €130 +€54 over 10 years €76 €104 +€28 over 10 years
kWh per year 66.4 46 26.9 36.8
kg CO₂e per year from electricity use 14 9.7 5.7 7.7
Specifications
Brand Crua MSI James Donkey Gamebooster
Model CR270FU MAG 276CXF EPIC J60 LYRIS FF30
Energy class F E E D
Screen size 27″ (69.1 cm) 27″ (69 cm) 27″ (68.6 cm) 27″ (69 cm)
Power in on mode (SDR) 30.3 W 21 W 12.3 W 16.8 W
Standby 0.2 W 0.5 W 0.4 W 0.2 W
Networked standby 0 W – 0 W –
Off mode 0.2 W 0.3 W 0 W 0.2 W
Resolution 1920 × 1080 1920 × 1080 1920 × 1080 1920 × 1080
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9 16:9 16:9
Panel VA LED LCD LCD LCD
Refresh rate 280 Hz 280 Hz 360 Hz 300 Hz
Power supply External Internal External STANDARD EXTERNAL
On the market since April 24, 2023 August 20, 2024 December 27, 2024 March 18, 2026
EPREL registration number 2008446 2062179 2231752 2664462
Energy class (HDR) – G – D
Power in on mode (HDR) – 35 W – 16.9 W
Guaranteed support – 3 years – 1 year
Software updates – 8 years – 1 year
Spare parts available – 3 years – 1 year

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