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1st February 2007, 09:53 PM #1Notebook Evangelist
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Aero + XPS1210 = Diminished battery life over XP or non Aero?
Just curious, as Vista uses the video buffer to render its windows now, will this cause the laptop to drain faster and heat up more quickly?
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1st February 2007, 10:38 PM #2election 2008
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Re: Aero + XPS1210 = Diminished battery life over XP or non Aero?
Yes, you will see diminished battery life when Vista is compared against XP. This is regardless of Aero or not, and I am assuming normal performance settings. I am sure that you 'could' get Vista w/o Aero to be similar to XP, but only after a lot of tweaking.
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2nd February 2007, 02:38 AM #3Notebook Guru
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Re: Aero + XPS1210 = Diminished battery life over XP or non Aero?
Read this. Doesn't seem like it.
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2nd February 2007, 08:43 AM #4Notebook Evangelist
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Re: Aero + XPS1210 = Diminished battery life over XP or non Aero?
Wow, so no real extra draw (.6%) at all. That's really good to know
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