Lucky 7′s? New Windows 7 Boasts Better Battery Life
No one likes missing the tail end of a movie because simply because the battery life on their laptop wasn’t up to snuff. If Windows 7 lives up to it’s hype, users of the Microsoft and Intel product will sharply decrease the chances of having the aforementioned scenario take place.
At a demo that took place this past Tuesday in San Francisco, Microsoft showed two identical laptops playing the same DVD, with the Windows 7-equipped notebook getting 20 percent better battery life than one running Windows Vista. In general, users can expect newer systems running Windows 7 to offer 10 percent to 20 percent better battery improvement when watching a DVD.
“We’re achieving a very significant amount of battery savings,” said Microsoft principal program manager Ruston Panabaker. Panabaker didn’t go as ar as to say how the overall battery life of Windows 7-powered machines would be affected by the product, stating that there were many factors that could affect that result. Still, as mentioned by Tech Report, a chart displayed at the event shows a 2.9% delta between idle power consumption for the two laptops.
Microsoft is currently targeting an Oct. 22 release date for Windows 7.
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