[ltp] X200 Battery Life

[n0rdik0]

Stefan Monnier wrote:
> 
>> - 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
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AFAIK Lenovo is taking some hardware-specific powersaving measures, and
there seem to be people here in touch with engineers from Lenovo, so I
thought this is the most appropiate list.
Is it worth to bother the kernel guys with something specific to one
platform? If it is, I will definitely do it, but I have my doubts...
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