If you're really looking for power savings above all else, though, the absolute best option is a solid-state drive.

EIB system was developed to increase power savings, security, comfort and flexibility.

Again, this is more costly from a die area standpoint, but it boosts performance and probably results in a net power savings.

We're not talking the same power savings as, say, switching to fluorescent light-bulbs from incandescent ones.

The purpose of consolidation is for power savings.

It is legal to stop the clock entirely during this time for additional power savings.

Processors are perhaps the biggest target for power savings.

The population then nominates just one node to report the data, resulting in power savings.

But power savings from switching the clocks are thought to account for no more than 0.2pc of total consumption.

This is a major embarrassment as our modelling shows it could bring power savings of 30 to 50 per cent," he said.