The key is the boot time parameter idle=halt. The sound seems to be a problem with coreboot and the motherboard. So, if the faint high pitched noise is not a problem, than the usage time improves. From 30-35W consumption at the wallplug, I now get below 20W with the WiFi on and music decoding in the background. For reading a text and everything else stopped I get down to 11-13W. And don't forget the screen backlighting is at full power.

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