Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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Spokeshave, you need to read the most current documentation.

http://www.intel.com/support/network/wireless/pro2100/specifications.htm
http://www.amd.com/us-en/ConnectivitySolutions/ProductInformation/0,,50_2330_6631_7518,00.html

Transmit Output Power:
Intel: 16 dBm
AMD: 17.5dBm

Adapter Power Consumption (Transmit)
Intel: 1600mW
AMD: 766mW

Adapter Power Consumption (Receive)
Intel: 1000mW
AMD: 442mW

Adapter Power Consumption (Idle)
Intel: 135mW
AMD: 350mW

Adapter Power Consumption (Sleep)
Intel: 45mW
AMD: 59mW

Thanks for reminding me, by the way, of just how frequent sleep mode occurs, because under that mode, the Intel adapter is slightly lower power. AMD does get a bonus for very low power Tx and Rx operation, but without knowing the exact time slices of operation, I'd say superiority is a toss-up. To the end user, it may all end up being moot. Sure, AMD can start selling Athlon XP-M processors bundled with their wireless LAN chipsets, but it hardly puts them in a class of their own. In fact, I don't see any laptops using the Alchemy solution. I wonder why that is....