Ubuntu Laptop Battery Usage more than Windows Vista

[Darshana Jayasinghe]

Did u try saving power by changing CPU frequency? Laptops have a greater
effect on frequency reducing.

On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Jatin Davey <daveyjatin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I am a new convert from Windows Vista to Ubuntu. While i was using Vista
> the Avg time that my laptop battery would run was for 1 hour 15 mins.
> After installing Ubuntu it runs for a maximum of 1 hour with the battery
> fully charged. I am using Ubuntu 9.10 on a Toshiba A135-S2386. Just
> curious to know if i need to tweak anything to use the battery
> optimally. Though i am satisfied with the support and the usage of
> ubuntu on my laptop just wanted to know if i am missing some thing.
>
> Note : The battery usage was observed for over 3 weeks now.
>
> Thanks
> Jatin
>
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