[Trisquel-users] does GUI affect battery life?

[adel . afzal]

I think GNOME3 starts up using about 600MB of RAM, and LXDE starts up using  
about 200MB.

I guess that GNOME3 is a little more taxing on the processor, and maybe other  
parts, than LXDE is, as well.

Could this make a noticeable difference in battery life, for notebook  
computers?