Battery life X61s

[andykrej]

Installed 7 RTM and compared batterly life to XP:

Win 7 (idle): 9:33Hrs @ 8.4 W
XP (idle):11:40Hrs @ 6.8 W

In both cases: All drivers and power managers installed (including fan control). Wireless was off, brightness at min.

I know I should make a test with real use, but out of theese results, I must admit, I'm quite disappointed with 7's battery usage.

Anyone wishes to post their numbers?

[vladis]

is it true ? I am wondering to install windows 7 on my x41, but battery life is for me the biggest priority ... so I don´t know.

I am running win 7 on my desktop PC and I am happy with that, faster performane that on vista.

[tinue]

My X61s uses a 10-11W when idle and with the screen set to minimum. WLAN and bluetooth are off. This is with Win7 Ultimate, 64 Bit, and all the relevant Lenovo drivers.

Regards, Martin

[ZaZ]

Saw this earlier today.

[Harryc]

I bet Redmond is already aware of this issue and it will be addressed in an upcoming patch or SP. The mobile market is too huge to ignore the problem.

[charles.atcher]

Lets hope they get it right. Would like to have the option at some point.