Comments on: Does Windows 7 reduce netbook battery life? http://liliputing.com/2009/08/does-windows-7-reduce-netbook-battery-life.html Compact Computing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Vishal manan http://liliputing.com/2009/08/does-windows-7-reduce-netbook-battery-life.html#comment-50464 Vishal manan Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:43:21 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11906#comment-50464 Better graphics comes at a price. Also, what is comparison matrix. What kind of 3rd party software? What benchmark? This seems like a broad over arching clonclusion. Better graphics comes at a price. Also, what is comparison matrix. What kind of 3rd party software? What benchmark? This seems like a broad over arching clonclusion.

]]> By: John G http://liliputing.com/2009/08/does-windows-7-reduce-netbook-battery-life.html#comment-47304 John G Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:55:48 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11906#comment-47304 Open up your task manager in Vista or W7. It's ok I'll wait. Notice dwm.exe taking up cpu time, say hi to aero. Notice sidebar.exe taking up cpu time, say hi to gadgets. Notice these don't exist in XP because XP doesn't have either feature. If you compared it to Vista and told me battery time was worse you'd have a point.<br><br>Solution is wait for it... to turn off these features when on battery. There are many available that work in both w7 and vista. I am not just talking just about transparency with aero you need to shut it all down. <br><br>Not to say there aren't some really bad drivers. But my Lenovo s10 in w7 RC1 with vista drivers is the same or better than my xp battery time. And the s10 doesn't have the best battery life to begin with. Same thing goes for my tx2500 tablet (that actually has a bad W7 beta driver for fingerprint, solution get vista driver). Open up your task manager in Vista or W7. It's ok I'll wait. Notice dwm.exe taking up cpu time, say hi to aero. Notice sidebar.exe taking up cpu time, say hi to gadgets. Notice these don't exist in XP because XP doesn't have either feature. If you compared it to Vista and told me battery time was worse you'd have a point.

Solution is wait for it… to turn off these features when on battery. There are many available that work in both w7 and vista. I am not just talking just about transparency with aero you need to shut it all down.

Not to say there aren't some really bad drivers. But my Lenovo s10 in w7 RC1 with vista drivers is the same or better than my xp battery time. And the s10 doesn't have the best battery life to begin with. Same thing goes for my tx2500 tablet (that actually has a bad W7 beta driver for fingerprint, solution get vista driver).

]]> By: John G http://liliputing.com/2009/08/does-windows-7-reduce-netbook-battery-life.html#comment-27067 John G Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:55:48 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11906#comment-27067 Open up your task manager in Vista or W7. It's ok I'll wait. Notice dwm.exe taking up cpu time, say hi to aero. Notice sidebar.exe taking up cpu time, say hi to gadgets. Notice these don't exist in XP because XP doesn't have either feature. If you compared it to Vista and told me battery time was worse you'd have a point.<br><br>Solution is wait for it... to turn off these features when on battery. There are many available that work in both w7 and vista. I am not just talking just about transparency with aero you need to shut it all down. <br><br>Not to say there aren't some really bad drivers. But my Lenovo s10 in w7 RC1 with vista drivers is the same or better than my xp battery time. And the s10 doesn't have the best battery life to begin with. Same thing goes for my tx2500 tablet (that actually has a bad W7 beta driver for fingerprint, solution get vista driver). Open up your task manager in Vista or W7. It's ok I'll wait. Notice dwm.exe taking up cpu time, say hi to aero. Notice sidebar.exe taking up cpu time, say hi to gadgets. Notice these don't exist in XP because XP doesn't have either feature. If you compared it to Vista and told me battery time was worse you'd have a point.

Solution is wait for it… to turn off these features when on battery. There are many available that work in both w7 and vista. I am not just talking just about transparency with aero you need to shut it all down.

Not to say there aren't some really bad drivers. But my Lenovo s10 in w7 RC1 with vista drivers is the same or better than my xp battery time. And the s10 doesn't have the best battery life to begin with. Same thing goes for my tx2500 tablet (that actually has a bad W7 beta driver for fingerprint, solution get vista driver).

]]> By: Does Windows 7 actually reduce netbook battery life? http://liliputing.com/2009/08/does-windows-7-reduce-netbook-battery-life.html#comment-26964 Does Windows 7 actually reduce netbook battery life? Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:03:06 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11906#comment-26964 [...] include more fine-tuning controls for adjusting power schemes in order to extend battery life, reports. But Laptop Magazine found that a Toshiba NB205 ran for nearly 9.5 hours with Windows XP, and even [...] [...] include more fine-tuning controls for adjusting power schemes in order to extend battery life, reports. But Laptop Magazine found that a Toshiba NB205 ran for nearly 9.5 hours with Windows XP, and even [...]

]]> By: Notebook battery life with Windows 7 | ithinkdifferent http://liliputing.com/2009/08/does-windows-7-reduce-netbook-battery-life.html#comment-26912 Notebook battery life with Windows 7 | ithinkdifferent Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:27:54 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11906#comment-26912 [...] are complaining about lowered battery life when they shift to Windows 7, specially on netbooks. As liliputing points out from Laptop Magazine, the Toshiba NB205 gets a hit of 2.5 hours with Windows 7 from the [...] [...] are complaining about lowered battery life when they shift to Windows 7, specially on netbooks. As liliputing points out from Laptop Magazine, the Toshiba NB205 gets a hit of 2.5 hours with Windows 7 from the [...]

]]> By: jer85008 http://liliputing.com/2009/08/does-windows-7-reduce-netbook-battery-life.html#comment-26899 jer85008 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:59:03 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11906#comment-26899 I've been running W7 on my Mini 10 for months and don't notice any change in battery life vs. XP. I've been running W7 on my Mini 10 for months and don't notice any change in battery life vs. XP.

]]> By: Josef http://liliputing.com/2009/08/does-windows-7-reduce-netbook-battery-life.html#comment-26898 Josef Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:49:34 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11906#comment-26898 I think a bit early for such statements cause now the Netbooks are not optimized for Windows 7. We should whait untill we have all together, Netbooks, Drivers and Windows 7.<br><br>But at MS is nothing impossible :-) I think a bit early for such statements cause now the Netbooks are not optimized for Windows 7. We should whait untill we have all together, Netbooks, Drivers and Windows 7.

But at MS is nothing impossible :-)

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