FYI Vista and heat

[Cassirer]

O.k. i had to try the vista again. I ended by taking it off -- lots of reasons. However, one thing I noticed that I had not heard of before was that with the glass vista the processor was running like mad -- hence why I took it off. But then I also realized that this caused the processor to heat up ... or at least this is what I thought as the machine felt hotter. So I tested and sure enough hotter it was -- i did not do extensive testing but after about two hours there seemed to be about 20% difference. Now I know that this might be due to a lot of factors. I was wondering if anyone else had observed this.

[bfd3832]

It would be cool to get actual comparisons, side by side.

Use a program and monitor temperatures on 2 running units, and record the differences not only in temperature but also in CPU and battery useage.

One reason why I don't want Vista.

[BadAndy]

The temp on my T60p feels similar between Vista and XP Pro but I also had it running high performance in XP Pro, all the time when plugged in which is pretty much the only way I use my laptop. It's very rare that I use it on battery power only and even then it's not for very long.

[kulivontot]

No difference in heat production or battery life between xp and vista for me. Overall, they feel about the same.