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My anecdotal evidence after searching for the "perfect" laptop OS across 2 laptops and various BSDs, a dozen Linux distros, etc.: the best power tuning you can
by lllr_finger 7y ago
My anecdotal evidence after searching for the "perfect" laptop OS across 2 laptops and various BSDs, a dozen Linux distros, etc.: the best power tuning you can do will still only get you around 85-90% of what you can in Windows (with no tweaks).
- tedunangst 7y agoI think this is generally true until you discover Windows Defender or the Logitech Updater or whatever has lost its mind and been spinning on CPU for the past three hours and now your battery is dead. I have a surface with pretty great battery life, but it's also rather fickle and you can lose hours of runtime because it slept on a pea.
- tluyben2 7y agoAnecdotal as well; on my X220 and GPD Pocket 1, I get over 40% more battery life under Linux than under Windows. Especially on the Pocket the difference is extreme. I do not use virus scanners (including win defender) on either platform and I check task manager/top etc regularly to optimise. On my Surface Go battery life on Linux is also better than under Win, not as extreme as on the other 2 devices, but significant.