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    Vista VS. XP on battery life?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by bdjufynot, Mar 13, 2007.

  1. bdjufynot

    bdjufynot Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys

    any difference in Battery life when you upgrade to Vista?

    Specifically on the SZ model

    thanks

    Robert
     
    bdjufynot, Mar 13, 2007
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    hbomb174 Notebook Evangelist

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    yeah, not a whole lot, but a significant difference since vista uses more graphics than xp, think about it this way, whatever gpu u have, the more load, the less its idle, and thus more battery its using. the more powerful ur gpu, the more battery life consumption, kind of like a regular, plus, and premium car... the premium gives u way more power, but a regular engine will still get u there just uses less gas!
     
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  3. shaheenarshan

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    battery life may decrease at the most by a few minutes but not significantly though if my understanding is correct
     
    shaheenarshan, Mar 13, 2007
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    wow i thought maybe vista would give you more battery life. But i guess not and a decrease by few mins. aint bad at all condsidering my last lappy got 1hr and 30min on a celeron m processor
     
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    battery life also depends on the components too rather than the os if u got a faster hdd a high end graphic card there will will a decrease in battery time but that too not that great and it also depends on the battery and its capacity as well as the amount of wear on the battery
     
    shaheenarshan, Mar 13, 2007
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