Thread: Superhub Superhub Firmware Beta Test
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Old 23-07-2011, 08:24   #671
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Re: Superhub Firmware Beta Test

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq View Post
Heh. I wouldn't hold my breath. Yeah there's a seperate switch chip, though even gigabit switches shouldn't take more than a couple watts when idle. Wireless chips like the one in the SH only take ~0.5-2w as well, so there's not a huge amount of scope for saving.
So potentially a 4w saving which would drop the device to 8.7w.

That could be a 31% drop in power usuage which is actuall very good imo. It should also produce less heat too with those chips off.
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