That luxury appears to be fading as power consumption has skyrocketed and the circuit boards on which the microprocessors sit threaten to transmute themselves into space heaters.

• 但随著耗电量急遽高升，微处理器所在的电路板恐有变身为暖炉的危险，电脑产业既有的优势似乎正渐渐消逝。