New Wireless LAN Chips Promise Low Power Consumption

Even with the Centrino specification, laptop and notebook battery life is still limited to a couple of hours – less if you’re using a wireless network connection. Broadcom have introduced a range of 54g chips that consume 75% less power than standard WiFi solutions.

The energy saving equates to this: a typical Pentium M notebook can run for about 20 minutes longer than the same one with a Centrino set up.

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