Looks like bad news for Windows 7. Both Laptop mag and the folks at Liliputing are reporting that running Windows 7 on select netbooks kills battery life by about an hour when compared to Windows XP. That's pretty shocking considering that MS said Windows 7 would improve battery life. The positive side is that it's something that can probably be fixed with driver updates. Plus, this was only tested on certain netbooks — the Toshiba mini NB205, ASUS Eee PC 1008HA, and HP Mini 311. Still, you may want to stick with XP till the problem is resolved.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
XP vs Windows 7
Looks like bad news for Windows 7. Both Laptop mag and the folks at Liliputing are reporting that running Windows 7 on select netbooks kills battery life by about an hour when compared to Windows XP. That's pretty shocking considering that MS said Windows 7 would improve battery life. The positive side is that it's something that can probably be fixed with driver updates. Plus, this was only tested on certain netbooks — the Toshiba mini NB205, ASUS Eee PC 1008HA, and HP Mini 311. Still, you may want to stick with XP till the problem is resolved.
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