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    LED Displays and battery life

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by sp00n, May 10, 2007.

  1. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    How much more battery life can you get with a LED based laptop, 5%, 10%?
     
    sp00n, May 10, 2007
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    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    I recall reading that the premium SZ's with LED-backlit screens get about half an hour to hour more battery life than the non-premium SZ's, so that seems like a somewhat reliable indicator. Half an hour to an hour more of battery life on top of what a similar laptop with a non-LED backlit screen would get.

    It would probably vary from laptop to laptop though. And that SZ is also with a 13.3" screen..... not sure what the difference would be with, say, a 15.4" LED-backlit screen.
     
    zadillo, May 10, 2007
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    For some odd reason, I recall it saying LED screens uses more power. Hmmmm, gonna do some reading :p
     
    coriolis, May 10, 2007
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    Yeah, must have been talking about something else. Less power consumption is one of the noted features of LED-backlighting.
     
    zadillo, May 10, 2007
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