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    Vista vs XP - Which gives you more battery life?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Dal, Oct 4, 2007.

  1. Dal

    Dal Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, I did search the forums, and couldn't really find anything conclusive.

    I have an HP 6910p (specs are in the sig) and am wondering if switching from Vista Business to XP Pro would give me any noticeable battery gain. I have disable aero, and super fetch in Vista which seemed to help the battery life a little, right now it stands at about 4 hours with the 6 cell, wireless on, screen set at 50%.

    So would it be worth it to switch back to XP pro for more battery life, or should I just stick with Vista?
     
    Dal, Oct 4, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Technically, Vista is supposed to be more battery efficient.

    However, in the real world, there isn't really a difference between the two OS's.
     
    Lithus, Oct 4, 2007
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  3. nILaRT

    nILaRT Notebook Guru

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    It depends a lot of the laptop, some just stand longer on Vista, others on XP, most likely old ones. On my laptop Vista seems to be far more efficient with battery than XP.
     
    nILaRT, Oct 5, 2007
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