What causes the most strain on a Laptop Battery?

Starguard · 12-03-2009, 08:06 PM

Is it true that a Dual or Quad core processor will put a heavier strain on the battery?

Grantofhell · 12-04-2009, 08:51 PM

Of course. More physical cores means more wattage used.

familyman · 12-04-2009, 10:56 PM

Depends on the the process in nanometers. There are some quad chips that use less watts than their dual-core counterparts. Of course this pertains mainly to desktop cpu's. Hasn't been the case in mobile processors yet. While the cpu is the main power draw, the graphics is going to be a major player in power consumption also.

mikazo · 12-10-2009, 10:14 PM

Also depends a lot on what you're running and how much of the CPU is being used. I usually mute the sound and turn off wireless too if I don't need them. Every bit helps I guess.

_-..zKiLLA..-_ · 12-12-2009, 05:37 PM

Backlighting too. Maybe even keyboard backlight if not needed. Every little bit counts

JohnRocks · 12-24-2009, 05:42 AM

so which is the ideal procesor for batterythat puts less strain on it?

Grantofhell · 12-24-2009, 10:17 AM

Really depends on what you're looking to do. If you want incredibly long lasting and you don't care how slow it might be, then get an Atom processor as I think the max used is about 5-7. Other wise, Pentium Dual Core is about the sweet spot for general use laptops. Then there is Core 2 Duo, then Core 2 Quad, then the I7. There is also the Celeron Dual Core which comes before the Pentium Dual Core.

Carlos · 04-11-2010, 03:06 PM

The backlight could also contribute to battery loss.

connchri · 04-14-2010, 09:57 AM

If your solely interested in battery life. Get a centrino 2 platform laptop. Atom's ok for netbook (only just), but it's got nothing near the grunt of the original Dothan Pentium M's, nevermind todays C2D's.

Also, unless your using all the cores, there isn't too much a difference between C2D or C2Q as it turns off unused cores (if memory serves).

**lhuser** · 04-14-2010, 10:39 AM

I second that.

Centrino technology combines hardware specific objects that gets certified for Centrino technology. It implies a CPU, Wireless card and chipset. Maybe something more, but that's the main parts.

I have a laptop like that, and it carries out 2:30 on one single charge. A 6-cell battery.

12-03-2009, 08:06 PM	#1
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12-04-2009, 10:56 PM	#3
familyman In Runtime Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 194	Re: What causes the most strain on a Laptop Battery? Depends on the the process in nanometers. There are some quad chips that use less watts than their dual-core counterparts. Of course this pertains mainly to desktop cpu's. Hasn't been the case in mobile processors yet. While the cpu is the main power draw, the graphics is going to be a major player in power consumption also.

12-10-2009, 10:14 PM	#4
mikazo Baseband Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 25	Re: What causes the most strain on a Laptop Battery? Also depends a lot on what you're running and how much of the CPU is being used. I usually mute the sound and turn off wireless too if I don't need them. Every bit helps I guess. __________________ -Mikazo

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_-..zKiLLA..-_ Fully Optimized Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,952	Re: What causes the most strain on a Laptop Battery? Backlighting too. Maybe even keyboard backlight if not needed. Every little bit counts __________________ My beast lappy: Acer netbook, 1.6ghz atom dual core, 2gb ddr3 My PSN: Kalikid_420

12-24-2009, 05:42 AM	#6
JohnRocks BSOD Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 41	Re: What causes the most strain on a Laptop Battery? so which is the ideal procesor for batterythat puts less strain on it?

12-24-2009, 10:17 AM	#7
Grantofhell Fully Optimized Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 3,735	Re: What causes the most strain on a Laptop Battery? Really depends on what you're looking to do. If you want incredibly long lasting and you don't care how slow it might be, then get an Atom processor as I think the max used is about 5-7. Other wise, Pentium Dual Core is about the sweet spot for general use laptops. Then there is Core 2 Duo, then Core 2 Quad, then the I7. There is also the Celeron Dual Core which comes before the Pentium Dual Core. __________________ Intel i7 950 @ 3.06 (133x23) // Evga 132-E758-A1 x58 SLI // Evga GeForce GTX 470 SC 1280MB // 6GB OCZ Reaper HPC PC3-16000 (3x2) // OCZ Vertex Turbo 30GB/64MB // SeaGate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB/16MB // Corsair 850HX-P // SilverStone TJ07 Koolance CPU-340 // Koolance VID-NX470 // EnzoTech Evx-58 // DangerDen BlackICE 240GTS // DangerDen BlackICE 240GTX // OCZ HydroPulse 500 // BitsPower Z-tank Inline 80mm // Asus VW266h // Logitech G9 // Saitek Cyborg

04-11-2010, 03:06 PM	#8
Carlos Beta Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3	Re: What causes the most strain on a Laptop Battery? The backlight could also contribute to battery loss.

04-14-2010, 09:57 AM	#9
connchri Daemon Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 913	Re: What causes the most strain on a Laptop Battery? If your solely interested in battery life. Get a centrino 2 platform laptop. Atom's ok for netbook (only just), but it's got nothing near the grunt of the original Dothan Pentium M's, nevermind todays C2D's. Also, unless your using all the cores, there isn't too much a difference between C2D or C2Q as it turns off unused cores (if memory serves). __________________ Delta: "What's wrong Chris?? Chris: "I miss my old Cyrix"

04-14-2010, 10:39 AM	#10
lhuser Site Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,065	Re: What causes the most strain on a Laptop Battery? I second that. Centrino technology combines hardware specific objects that gets certified for Centrino technology. It implies a CPU, Wireless card and chipset. Maybe something more, but that's the main parts. I have a laptop like that, and it carries out 2:30 on one single charge. A 6-cell battery.

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