Suggest power manager installed for Win8 on X301

[phil81uk]

First day of using Windows 8 on my X301 while out on the job. All works great, except..... it looks to be consuming twice the power. I haven't done any measurements so I can't say exactly, but I've been sitting in my usual location doing my usual work and I'm on 30% power, where I'd normally still be on 60% around now.

I have no power management tools installed as Lenovo don't list any for Windows 8 for this machine.

Any suggestions for what to install?

[tim S]

Did you try the 'Change PC settings' (I think it's called) in the right side shut down slide out pane?
There are many items in there including a somewhat rudimentary Win 8 power manager.

My X200T seems to last a long time, using the basic laptop settings, even with a 4 cell battery.
Until Lenovo gets it's act together with Win 8 software and drivers I think we are perhaps better
off using the features in Win 8 settings.

Tim S

[tim S]

Sorry I wrote my reply without having Win 8 available. Click on the Windows key + X and choose
power options.

Tim S