The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    T410i vs T410

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by MAA83, Jun 9, 2010.

  1. MAA83

    MAA83 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    794
    Messages:
    604
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    31
    would the i3 in the 'i' provide any significant battery life advantage as opposed to the i5?
     
    MAA83, Jun 9, 2010
    #1
  2. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

    Reputations:
    1,571
    Messages:
    8,107
    Likes Received:
    126
    Trophy Points:
    231
    no, it wouldn't, i3 is just a cheaper alternative of the i5.
     
    lead_org, Jun 9, 2010
    #2
  3. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

    Reputations:
    6,668
    Messages:
    8,224
    Likes Received:
    231
    Trophy Points:
    231
    With chips that have the same TDP, the Core i3 chips use a tiny fraction less power on idle and load than the Core i5 chips, but it's insignificant. The battery life will be the same.
     
    MidnightSun, Jun 9, 2010
    #3
  4. k2001

    k2001 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    188
    Messages:
    1,228
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    When the i5 system uses turbo boost the power consumption also peak up with it. So the battery life of i3 will be similar to the battery power if i5 with turbo boost turn off.
     
    k2001, Jun 10, 2010
    #4