Optimzed energy consumption of X300

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jketzetera · #1 Post by **jketzetera** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:26 am

If I am not mistaken, forum members were able to have their X60s consume about 9 - 10W when tweaking their notebooks (i.e. low screen brightness, CPU frequency minimized etc.), while the X61s came in a few watts higher than that.

Can forum members tell me how low energy consumption wise, they were able to go with their X300 and what settings they were using (i.e. screen brightness, wifi on/off etc.)?

Toups · #2 Post by **Toups** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:23 pm

Even better...

When anyone post a response, please indicate which battery optimizer setting you use and what is the wattage of said settings.

Would be nice to compile a table and have a couple of settings like I have on my T42 that I have built i.e. "591MHz" processor at low, brightness 3/7, WLAN/Bluetooth only...

laughingtonto · #3 Post by **laughingtonto** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:38 am

What utility(s) are folks using to measure real time power usage?

-Todd

RJ · #4 Post by RJ » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:43 pm

Doesn't Power Manager display the power consumption when in battery mode? But I have an x61, so don't know if it's relevant to the x300 or not.

How accurate is the power mete in PM btw? I can idle along at 9 watts with CPU set to low, and screen at 7/15, and that's with a t7500. Turning off WiFi seems to help a bit.

craigg · #5 Post by **craigg** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:19 pm

Using the battery stretch feature I see power consumption averaging 7 - 9 watts.

Toups · #6 Post by **Toups** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:37 pm

craigg wrote:Using the battery stretch feature I see power consumption averaging 7 - 9 watts.

What system are you reporting these values on? X300, x60, x61s...

craigg · #7 Post by **craigg** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:21 am

It's an X300. I have added it to my signature.

Optimzed energy consumption of X300

Optimzed energy consumption of X300

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