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    Ubuntu and Battery Life?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by McLuvin, Aug 20, 2007.

  1. McLuvin

    McLuvin Notebook Guru

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    How is it? I really like the GUI and am pretty fed up with Windows.
     
    McLuvin, Aug 20, 2007
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    snype Notebook Enthusiast

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    The batterylife under Ubuntu, for me, is almost the same as in Windows. In many cases it's actually better.
     
    snype, Aug 20, 2007
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    yin Notebook Consultant

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    For me windows xp + NHC undervolt = ubuntu lowest cpu scaling for battery life comparisons for my laptop.
     
    yin, Aug 20, 2007
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  4. Fittersman

    Fittersman Wanna trade?

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    vista + 1GB turbo memory = fedora

    (the turbo memory helps quite abit on battery life actually)

    now if only fedora gets turbo memory i will have a decent battery life :p
     
    Fittersman, Aug 22, 2007
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    TwilightVampire Notebook Deity

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    As long as you dont do any serious undervolting in XP or Vista, battery life will be about the same.
     
    TwilightVampire, Aug 22, 2007
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    Fittersman Wanna trade?

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    by about i hope you mean within 20min right? cuz i know if i dont use turbo boost the estimated time left is about an hour and 40-45 (with turboboost it is just under 2hours) and on fedora im getting just under 2 hours
     
    Fittersman, Aug 22, 2007
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  7. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    I get just about the same battery life on my Inspiron 6400. All the parts share the same power saving features between OS'. One thing ATi's drivers are good for is they support powerplay.
     
    Lysander, Aug 22, 2007
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