Vista unadvertised “feature”
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I upgraded to Windows Vista. One unadvertised feature of Vista is how it handles battery life.
When I was on Windows XP, my battery would last about 2 hours... not great, but I have a 17 inch, ultra-bright monitor, bluetooth, wifi, etc (still think my Mac handles batteries much better... I can go about six hours on it). But, I got 2 hours...
I upgraded to Vista - guess how much time I get now?
20 minutes.
Yup. I went from 2 hours to 20 minutes.
Thanks Bill.
So, before you upgrade to Vista on your laptop, be ready to lose your battery.
My recommendation is to wait six months to a year before you upgrade.
Corey Smith is the Vice President of Innovation at Fisher’s Document Systems where he maintains a blog on business and technology.
Corey Smith is the Vice President of Innovation at Fisher’s Document Systems where he maintains a blog on business and technology.
Corey Smith is the president of Tribute Media a web development firm providing high performing, industry specific websites. He is a businessman, writer, technology fanatic, graphic designer and web developer. His greatest passion is teaching, consulting and speaking.
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