On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 12:20, Dirk Linnerkamp <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi Simon, > > Am Dienstag, den 20.04.2010, 00:40 +0200 schrieb Simon Chen: > > > So, is this just because i choosed a unsuitable tool? Or it has any > > other reason. In the comparison mentioned above, I was doing some file > > work and/or running emacs > > ...i'm using laptop-mode-tools as an additionally tool to control my > battery power and i would say that it gave me just a bit more time on > battery. You have a lot of configuration files for controlling > autostart programs and your hardware i.e. cpu, disks,wireless etc. > > But you never wil get the same time span as you reache with your windows > OS > > In my humble opinion, this statement holds true if you keep the "original" Windows that came with your laptop. Usually this Windows is slighly modified or has a special power manager or management options made by the laptop manufacturer, specially tailored for the laptop model. I wish they would also make available similar configurations for non-Windows OS (for example, as configuration files/scripts for laptop-mode-tools or others) Best Regards, -- Jonás Andradas
