2010-08-24, 01:15 PM
Fiel Wrote:Do you have cool n quiet enabled?
Does the screen dim when on battery power?
Can your BIOS disable a core on the CPU?
Can you reduce voltage to your CPU or memory?
Can you turn off your hard drive(s) after 5 minutes of no use?
Set your screen to turn off after 3 minutes of no use?
I wouldn't try to undervolt the CPU or RAM, stability testing is a pain (I've seen that BSOD far too many times overclocking my desktop), though it could help quite a bit in battery life.
Sam Wrote:Bolded are the ones I have tried. I have searched for how to do the others lightly and unsuccessfully. It is only on those settings that I am able to squeeze out the 1.5/1.45hours.
Hmmm. So I'd probably be looking at replacing the battery a few times over the life of a well kept computer?
Well... depends.
My netbook is almost 8 months old, its battery life is still roughly the same as when I first got it (though it is a 3 cell).
My dad ran threw 2 batteries within the first month of owning his laptop, though admittedly, it was poorly maintained. X_X
Personally I consider the life span of a computer to be no longer than 2 years (and should be replaced by 4 at most), so I don't think the battery will degrade that much over the life span of the laptop if it is very well kept.