PCWorld.com - AOpen's Even Smaller Pentium M-Based Desktop Cube: "With the latest generation of Pentium 4 desktop processors from Intel capable of consuming up to 115 watts of power during peak operation, sophisticated and often noisy cooling fans are needed to prevent the inside of the PC from melting into an expensive pile of sludge. The noise from those cooling fans is hard to avoid, especially if the PC is being used to replay a video or to work in a quiet office. Advanced Micro Devices' Athlon 64 desktop chips are a little cooler but can still reach peak power consumption levels of up to 89 watts while processing demanding applications.

Intel's Pentium M processor, however, consumes only 27 watts during peak operation and still delivers performance comparable to that of the Pentium 4 processors. Intel is eventually expected to make a derivative of the Pentium M the centerpiece of its processor architecture for desktop, notebook, and server chips, due to its power-friendly design."