Re: [tlug] Laptop power consumption

[Darren Cook <darren@example.com>]

> I know power consumption in Linux is still an open problem, ... 
> ...Obviously I guess [210 mins] could be achieved with windows-based os
> only, ...

I've not heard about this; do you have any more information?

BTW, I read that as of Ubuntu 10.04 Intel Turboboost works out of the
box. But it sounds like you want power-saving not power-boost :-).

> I've got a 6-months old Samsung R520 notebook with Intel Core Duo,
> 250 Gb SATA disk, 4 GB Ram and ATI Radeon HD 4300 gpu, ...
> According to manufacturer's declaration, battery should last 
> approximately 210 min. ...

Was that 210 min for your exact spec? Dell seem to be showing battery
life (of 4hrs with 6-cell, 6hrs with 9-cell, if a quad-core) for the
whole range; so I assume that is for the minimum spec machine in that
range. Also it is described as "maximum running time", 最大駆動時間.

I'd not thought about this issue; perhaps I should consider the extra
5775 to upgrade to the 9-cell battery after all!

Darren


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