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Lower power?
How, exactly, does dropping the speed of ethernet drop the power consumption? Do ethernet NICs *really* use less power when running slower (or do they just idle along when there is no traffic)?
Where is the saving - at the PC or at the switch/hub?
Surely a PC NIC that can 'idle' when there is no traffic can save power now - without the need for a new ethernet spec.