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[Dan LeVasseur <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I should have mentioned my 7+ hours Karmic is on a 4810tz the 14" with the
su2700 proc.

-Dan

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 1:40 AM, Diego Xirinachs <dxiri343@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I get like 6.5 hours on karmic.....not ideal but I can live with that
> (aspire 5810tz) on vista I get 8 hours. indeed I will be very interested in
> the fix :D let me know if someone comes up with something.
>
> 2009/11/4 brandon D <lowid95@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>>    On the 3810 thread at the forums someone mentioned that .31-12 and
>> later kernel upgrades caused his battery life to go from 6.5 to 3.5 hours.
>> I know that for me, the battery life was the key reason that I got this
>> 3810T.  I do not currently have Ubuntu installed because, as much as I would
>> love to, I cannot run it if doing so reduces my battery life by 60%.  I get
>> 8+ hours under Vista.
>>
>> Now I am fully aware that Linux is not yet capable of enjoying the full
>> battery life that Vista was able to get, as many of the hacks that the
>> manufacturers engaged are windows centric.
>>
>> Did those of you testing Karmic since the beginning experience this drop
>> in battery life?  If so, would it be possible for someone with a live CD
>> from an earlier alpha to do a powertop comparison to see where the extra
>> power is going?  If we can track down the culprit, maybe we can get a fix
>> included in the next kernel and I can cleanse this system of windows for
>> good!
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> JTS
>>
>>
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