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My Netgear R6350 wifi access point running OpenWrt 21.02.03 and 5 GHz only uses ~4.5 W in casual use, and goes up to ~6.8 W when I run iperf3 full tilt through it.

Measured using a watt-o-meter like this: http://seacourse.dk/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Home+Electricit...

They can be borrowed in libraries in Denmark, same as books.

Thank you for the tip about the library! I just put a hold on one at my city's library here in Canada.

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