[ltp] Re: X200 Battery Life

Stefan Monnier linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:03:21 -0500


> - What on earth is Lenovo doing on Windows to make such a big
> difference?  With disks spinning it's 8 - 5.3 = 2.7 Watts!! Almost 50%
> more on linux!! Is there any way to ask them for help with this? Is
> there any way for me to help figure it out?

You're probably better off asking those questions on linux-kernel.
Those same reasons are probably behind the fact that the fan spins up
much more often under GNU/Linux than under Windows.


        Stefan