Power-efficient notebooks: Get the LED display, drop the SSD.

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Power-efficient notebooks: Get the LED display, drop the SSD.

But wait: What about an SSD? In the end, HP will offer Intel’s 80 GB SSD for the 6930p and we all know that SSDs consume less power than a hard drive. While that claim might be true, it is interesting to note that HP does not necessarily pitch the SSD as a tool to save power. Yes, even the most power-efficient hard drives run at about 2 watts, which is less than Intel’s performance SSDs will consume, but 13 times more than what the 80 GB SSD is promised to swallow. However, the bottom line is that the power savings aren’t that great in absolute numbers.

The impact is about 7% or not quite 2 hours in the ideal case HP described. That may sound much, but we also have to consider the associated cost: Intel will sell that drive for $600, which means that you will pay at least that at HP. In the end, those extra $600 will buy you just as much battery time as the free driver update promises and only half the extra battery time the $50 LED may provide.
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http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/39486/145/
 
killadoob said:
http://www.tomshardware.com/gallery/power_requirement_idle,0101-189575-0----jpg-.html

Tom does not agree with them about intel.
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when did intel make backlights? your article says intel ssd's use more power, that is a power chart for some ssd's, if you look you would see no article but a chart. Open them eyes peder. the more power saving options the better i say.

The atom is also very fast and uses less power, so backlight and ssd should make note/netbooks very good on battery power :).
 
killadoob said:
when did intel make backlights? your article says intel ssd's use more power, that is a power chart for some ssd's, if you look you would see no article but a chart. Open them eyes peder. the more power saving options the better i say.

The atom is also very fast and uses less power, so backlight and ssd should make note/netbooks very good on battery power :).
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You know you're really behaving in an immature way. See bolded bit above.

Can you cut the snide remarks and not attack another poster. I have no intention of arguing anything with you. So cut the immaturity and behave with some courtesy for a change, OK?

killadoob said:
when did intel make backlights?
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Where did I say that Intel makes backlights?

Again which provides more benefit an SSD or a LED backlight?
That's an OR not an AND. You can have one OR the other but not BOTH,
which ONE is better to save battery life in a portable situation?
 
Why can you not have both? Is there is some reason for this?

Your asking an obvious question and you know the answer already, what i want to know is why you cannot have both? Surely having this plus a energy friendly hdd is the way to go.
 
killadoob said:
Why can you not have both? Is there is some reason for this?
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The article is about the greater benefit of ONE or THE OTHER.

That's what we're discussing.

Your asking an obvious question and you know the answer already, what i want to know is why you cannot have both?
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Ask Hewlett Packard or the editor of TGDaily why they wrote an article we're discussing here in such a way.

Hypothetically, which is better for power, an SSD or LED b/l?
If you can get both fine but if you can't, that's what we're discussing.

You can always get an SSD later, u can't get a LED B/L for the same PC later.
 
Why can you not have both in the laptop? What is better in a car power steering or abs? who gives a crap you get both.

In this case both are good for power consumption so anyone would think you can have both? Am i wrong here or am i not conforming to what you want to hear?

It depends on your needs, do you want a faster laptop? then get the ssd, do you want a long life battery get the backlight.

Do you want a fast long life laptop get both. Booya
 
killadoob said:
Why can you not have both in the laptop? What is better in a car power steering or abs? who gives a crap you get both.

In this case both are good for power consumption so anyone would think you can have both? Am i wrong here or am i not conforming to what you want to hear?

It depends on your needs, do you want a faster laptop? then get the ssd, do you want a long life battery get the backlight.

Do you want a fast long life laptop get both. Booya
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Assume we can't.
 
Second, how do you cut the power consumption most effectively beyond a low-power processor? According to Brody, you definitely would want to pick the company’s upcoming LED display, which will be offered as a $50 option in October. The LED display can cut the power consumption dramatically as the LCD typically eats most of the electricity provided by the battery. HP says that the LED alone may extend the battery time by 4 hours.

I am sure you get the idea :).
 
killadoob said:
Second, how do you cut the power consumption most effectively beyond a low-power processor? According to Brody, you definitely would want to pick the company’s upcoming LED display, which will be offered as a $50 option in October. The LED display can cut the power consumption dramatically as the LCD typically eats most of the electricity provided by the battery. HP says that the LED alone may extend the battery time by 4 hours.

I am sure you get the idea :).
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50 Bucks (US) is cheap for a LED backlight which can 'potentially' add 4hrs to a laptop's portable life. I don't know how accurate HP is but I doubt they'd punt a display just for 50 Dollars (R450).
 
There's no way an LED backlight adds 4 hours. Maybe an hour... Or two at absolute best.
 
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