Comments on: Battery life in XP: 4 hours. Same battery in Vista: 3.5 hours. http://jkontherun.com/2007/05/16/the_topic_du_jo/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:47:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mark Lambert http://jkontherun.com/2007/05/16/the_topic_du_jo/#comment-23104 Mark Lambert Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:36:32 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/the_topic_du_jo#comment-23104 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Don't drop in a misleading statement as a last word after a thread is long dead. Aero is an option that can be turned off. The other posters are dead on in their analysis that it is a functionality for battery life trade off and that Vista can be tweaked down to match XP if you are willing to give up functionality.</p> <p>Your post is incorrect and shouldnt stand as the last word on this, so I apologize for "waking" a dead thread.</p></div>

Don’t drop in a misleading statement as a last word after a thread is long dead. Aero is an option that can be turned off. The other posters are dead on in their analysis that it is a functionality for battery life trade off and that Vista can be tweaked down to match XP if you are willing to give up functionality.

Your post is incorrect and shouldnt stand as the last word on this, so I apologize for “waking” a dead thread.

]]> By: Jim Danes http://jkontherun.com/2007/05/16/the_topic_du_jo/#comment-23107 Jim Danes Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:12:02 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/the_topic_du_jo#comment-23107 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The reason Vista drains battery is that they use the 3D accelerator on the desktop for the aero skin.</p> <p>Functionality is not an issue. Even if Vista finishes indexing, it will remain a poor performer for mobile computing. So it's best to ask your dealer to provide your laptop with XP installed.</p></div>

The reason Vista drains battery is that they use the 3D accelerator on the desktop for the aero skin.

Functionality is not an issue. Even if Vista finishes indexing, it will remain a poor performer for mobile computing. So it’s best to ask your dealer to provide your laptop with XP installed.

]]> By: White Rabbit http://jkontherun.com/2007/05/16/the_topic_du_jo/#comment-23110 White Rabbit Wed, 16 May 2007 16:56:49 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/the_topic_du_jo#comment-23110 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Vista and XP are very different beasts. There are various reasons to why battery life can be diminished in Windows Vista. First would be the automatic indexing existing on Vista which allows for the quick search functions. The indexing service powers up the hard drive and continues to index files after the computer is idle. Under Windows XP, the indexing service remains dormant which makes for poor indexing and long file searches. If you pop Copernic on Windows XP, you get the same search function (possibly better) but you will still lose some battery life due to the HDD spinning up for indexing. Vista at the very core of the system can have similar battery life but you would sacrifice functionality for battery power. </p> </div>

Vista and XP are very different beasts. There are various reasons to why battery life can be diminished in Windows Vista. First would be the automatic indexing existing on Vista which allows for the quick search functions. The indexing service powers up the hard drive and continues to index files after the computer is idle. Under Windows XP, the indexing service remains dormant which makes for poor indexing and long file searches. If you pop Copernic on Windows XP, you get the same search function (possibly better) but you will still lose some battery life due to the HDD spinning up for indexing. Vista at the very core of the system can have similar battery life but you would sacrifice functionality for battery power.

]]> By: Steve Paine http://jkontherun.com/2007/05/16/the_topic_du_jo/#comment-23113 Steve Paine Wed, 16 May 2007 16:37:12 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/the_topic_du_jo#comment-23113 <p>Those figures come from Fujitsus Japanese web page.<br /> <a href="http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fmworld.net%2Fbiz%2Ffmv%2Fproduct%2Fhard%2Fblb0704%2Fu8240%2Fspec.html&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fmworld.net%2Fbiz%2Ffmv%2Fproduct%2Fhard%2Fblb0704%2Fu8240%2Fspec.html&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8</a></p> <p>And are in fact, very misleading...<br /> <a href="http://www.umpcportal.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=594" rel="nofollow">http://www.umpcportal.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=594</a></p> <p>Steve.</p> Those figures come from Fujitsus Japanese web page.
http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fmworld.net%2Fbiz%2Ffmv%2Fproduct%2Fhard%2Fblb0704%2Fu8240%2Fspec.html&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF8

And are in fact, very misleading…
http://www.umpcportal.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=594

Steve.

]]> By: Mickey Segal http://jkontherun.com/2007/05/16/the_topic_du_jo/#comment-23115 Mickey Segal Wed, 16 May 2007 09:27:21 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2007/05/16/the_topic_du_jo#comment-23115 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>It is not meaningful to compare "XP" and "Vista" without specifying the power settings in Vista and the use of Aero and Sidebar. With battery-saving settings in Vista and with no Aero or Sidebar I don't see any difference using a Motion LS800 in Vista from what I remember under XP, with similar attempts to conserve battery power. </p> </div>

It is not meaningful to compare “XP” and “Vista” without specifying the power settings in Vista and the use of Aero and Sidebar. With battery-saving settings in Vista and with no Aero or Sidebar I don’t see any difference using a Motion LS800 in Vista from what I remember under XP, with similar attempts to conserve battery power.

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