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It takes a toll, but not a 2 hour difference kind of toll. The OS has to be equipped to take advantage of the state for it to be that effective. Does the same
by jclardy 9y ago
It takes a toll, but not a 2 hour difference kind of toll. The OS has to be equipped to take advantage of the state for it to be that effective.
Does the same test run on W10 or any linux distro do the same? I highly doubt it.
- LeoNatan25 9y agoOn Linux, if you use a desktop environment that has many GPU-heavy effects, you will see a worse drop off. On Windows 10, it doesn’t compare, as the most heavy effect DWM has to deal with is alpha blending (status bar transparency). Microsoft dropped all of Aero to save battery life. We’ll see how it fares once the new design elements (with blurred backgrounds) start appearing in future betas.