To make it more 'scientific', I suggest (under Linux) setting the CPU to a lower power mode. I would bet that Windows is doing the same. The easiest way is with the cpufreq support in Linux 2.6, although some patches are available for 2.4.
-Nathan On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 09:40:40PM -0500, Phillip Rhodes wrote: > Ok, Mike Mueller had asked a question on this subject a while > back, and I'd volunteered to benchmark my laptop under both > Linux and Windows and compare the battery life. Here are my > (very unscientific) results: > > The laptop in question is a Toshiba Satellite P25-s507, > running Windows 2000 Server and RedHat 9. The spec sheet > says the estimated battery life is 2 hours. > > Under Linux, I got almost exactly 2.5 hours of life > before the battery died. > > Under Windows, I have never let the battery actually die, > but... I've ran the machine for about an hour and 15 minutes, > and the battery life indicator read about 50%. So, assuming > the battery juice decays on a linear curve, it should be good > for about 2.5 hours under Windows. > > So, my very unscientific, semi-empirical experience is that > the battery life is almost identical between Windows and > Linux. > > Mike, hope this helps.. > > TTYL, > > Phil > > -- > When the 1st Amendment no longer protects your voice. > And when the 4th Amendment no longer protects your privacy or your stuff. > Thank God we have the 2nd Amendment to tell our elected representatives > that enough is enough. > It's time to put "... from my cold, dead hands" back where it belongs. > > FREE AMERICA > Vote Libertarian > www.lp.org > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc -- Nathan J. Conrad Campus phone #5930 301 Scott hall, UNC Charlotte http://bungled.net GPG: F4FC 7E25 9308 ECE1 735C 0798 CE86 DA45 9170 3112
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