Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

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For individual users it's small potatoes, but if we look at the world wide market, power consumption becomes quite significant:

For 30 million new Intel systems, averaging 4 hours usage per day, the power difference could amount to 3.5 billion kwh per year or 400 megawatts - if my calculations are correct.

The shift to PDA's and laptops will also help.

How many PCs are out there? Environmentally every little bit helps.