Comments on: Power efficiency enhancements in Vista SP1

By: Terry Kimura

Terry Kimura — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:16:01 +0000

Since i always use my computer in class, I usually use 1.5 hours as a standard length of time my battery should last. Pre-SP1, I always booted into Ubuntu because whenever I tried to use Vista unplugged from the wall it always displayed something around 1:04 or :10 of estimated battery life.

The first few days after installing to SP1, I noticed battery power climbing upwards of two hours, which seems strange for a 5% increase in battery power. Back when I used XP Tablet, it was just over 1:35 or so, and that was if the screen was dimmed as far as it would go and both wireless and Bluetooth antennas were turned off. Now, I can actually see what I’m typing, and browse the Internet (or rather, in my case, search for campus WAPs). Vista still sucks in my opinion – I hate that I can’t do things like browse the Internet and play music at the same time, and it skips whenever I try to record things – but for classroom notes, Vista actually gained a tiny notch in my respect.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:21:34 +0000

Great that I get a few more minutes of battery life. If only I could see it, as the battery icon has disappeared and I have no way of knowing how much life I have at all.

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By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:21:57 +0000

And the newer, probably SP1 compatible (it has a date of Feburary 2008) Atheros wireless drivers and some prerequisite updates are marked as important updates. SP1 did not appear in the update list until they were installed. This behavior is just like what Microsoft intends to implement when Vista SP1 is officially released to the public. Nothing is broken after installation.

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:11:16 +0000

Fred: Wave 1 of Vista SP1 RTM is ready. I just installed Vista SP1 through Windows Update, using the Windows Update script, for my friend’s Asus F5N with the Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) version of Vista RTM installed.

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Power efficiency enhancements in Vista SP1 - istartedsomething — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:25:48 +0000

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Most if not all the attention surrounding Windows Vista Service Pack 1 has been around performance, reliability and compatibility, but you probably didn’t know SP1 also makes short strides in terms of Vista’s power efficiency. And by short, I reall…

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ITsVISTA Web Links: February 13th | ITsVISTA — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:25:25 +0000

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