I didn’t use the computer much today, but I need to write a quick blog while I’m working on my Compaq as I sit here and watch my DVR’d “Daily Show” and “Colbert Report” episodes from last week. So, that brings me to tonights word: battery life.
I wrote a quick note a few months ago about the battery life of this laptop with Ubuntu. I can’t confirm it, but I think Ubuntu uses much less battery than a Windows machine. This laptop is at least five years old, and since I didn’t own it when it was running XP and don’t know its battery performance from its Windows, my assessment is purely speculative. However, my experience has been that most laptops only get 1.5 to 2 hours of battery life, especially after a few years. However, my laptop is averaging almost three hours and that’s with a PCMCIA wireless card running and the display running at maximum brightness.
If you use an Ubuntu laptop, let me know your experience with your battery life.
