Being on a core i5 sandybridge mobile processor, I have the option to have dual core, hyperthreading, or both enabled. Which should be disabled to lengthen the battery life and still have decent performance?
malrofo
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Jump to PostI think you'll find that if you focus on the display settings (brightness, and sleep after inactivity) as well as power settings for the hard drive, you'll have a lot of opportunity there to conserve battery life.
With regard to CPU, I would suggest you try the various configurations. I …
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JorgeM
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I think you'll find that if you focus on the display settings (brightness, and sleep after inactivity) as well as power settings for the hard drive, you'll have a lot of opportunity there to conserve battery life.
With regard to CPU, I would suggest you try the various configurations. I don't beleive that you'll find those options will make a noticeable impact on battery life.
rubberman
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Adjusting the CPU and memory speed downward will help a great deal. Depending upon your power settings, both Linux and Windows will do this for you automatically when on battery power.
sheikhali449
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power settings and display settings should have the soslution for the concerned problem
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