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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Monitors · 27″ · 1920×1080 · LED LCD

Acer QG271 X1

D

Uses less electricity than 82% of the 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €7 a year, €66 over ten years.

Power, SDR
16.0 W
Typical 21 W
Running cost
€7 / year
4 h a day
Power, HDR
25.0 W
1.6× SDR

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 22 % below the typical 30 kWh. Only 6% of comparable models have a better class than D. In HDR it draws 25.0 W, 1.6 times its SDR power. Acer has 536 models in this group; this one is number 92 among them. Acer sells the same label values under other model names: VG270 X1.

Where it stands

Rank 721 of 4,819 monitors, 24–31″ by yearly consumption. 720 use less.

Median 30 This model · 23 5 115 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. D HP 327ph (HSD-0187-A) 23 kWh same
  2. D Acer CB273 G 23 kWh same
  3. D Acer QG271 X1 23 kWh
  4. D Acer VG270 X1 23 kWh same
  5. D Asus VA279QGS 23 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period QG271 X1 TG-S10 PRO Difference
1 year €7 €2 −€4
5 years €33 €11 −€22
10 years €66 €22 −€45
15 years €99 €32 −€67

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

Enter both purchase prices to see the total cost of ownership.

Power in SDR and HDR

SDR 16.0 W
HDR 25.0 W
Group median, SDR 20.5 W

Cost by viewing time

Use kWh / yr € / yr
2 hours a day 12 €3
4 hours a day 23 €7
8 hours a day 47 €13

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model SizeSDR W kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
D Acer QG271 X1 (this model)
27″16.0 23 — —
28″5.2 8 €4 €45
27″7.0 10 €4 €37
27″7.0 10 €4 €37
27″7.0 10 €4 €37
27″8.0 12 €3 €33

Label and product sheet

Energy class SDR / HDR
D / F
On-mode power SDR
16.0 W
On-mode power HDR
25.0 W
Standby / networked standby
0.5 W
Screen diagonal
27″
Resolution
1920×1080
Panel
LED LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Software updates (minimum)
8 years
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
7 years

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Acer with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

QG271 X1 · KG271 X1

  1. First published in the EU register (EPREL)
  2. Placed on the EU market

Questions

How much does the Acer QG271 X1 cost to run?

At 4 hours a day it uses about 23 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €7 a year, or €66 over ten years.

Does HDR use more electricity?

Yes. In HDR mode this screen draws 25.0 W instead of 16.0 W, 1.6 times as much. The yearly cost on this page uses SDR, as the label does.