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New Yoga 2 Pro getting worse battery life

Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by isthisfunforyou, Mar 5, 2014.

isthisfunforyou Notebook Enthusiast

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Hello Forum,

Had a Yoga 2 Pro i7/8GB/256 SDD that was getting 6~7 hours or even 8 on airplane mode. It bricked.

Lenovo replaced it with a Yoga 2 Pro i7/8GB/512 SSD due to prolonged repair (2 months) and back ordered parts.

The new Yoga 2 Pro is getting 4.5~5 hours. Same user, usage style, software, power settings, and same hardware other than a 256 vs 512 SSD. Drivers are updated.

Any thoughts on what might be different? How can I improve the battery life up to the old one?

Thanks,
Is this fun

isthisfunforyou, Mar 5, 2014

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k2007 Notebook Consultant

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Perhaps Lenovo applied that "fix" for the bad yellow issue ?

Supposedly the fix is related to power management.

k2007, Mar 5, 2014

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I'm sure you'll say 'yes', but are you running at the same resolution? Decreasing the resolution is supposed to increase battery life.

grisjuan, Mar 5, 2014

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Thanks for the replies.

Unless there was a yellow fix in the last 2 months, the drivers are the same.

On res: yes, still at max res.

isthisfunforyou, Mar 8, 2014

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