Save your Vista Laptop battery
Having received a Samsung R60 Plus Laptop for my Christmas, I was stunned by the Aero Interface that comes with all the premium versions of Vista.
One thing I wasn’t pleased about was the battery life of my laptop. From what I had read users who had the standard R60 with XP Pro installed where saying 3-4 hours so why was I getting 1 and a half to 2 hours from my upgraded model?
The answer was simple, the beautiful interface was draining my battery. After many hours of googling I found this wonderful tool.
This great little piece of software (Which is Free!) runs in the system tray and and can manage how much of the Aero Interface is enabled and at what levels it starts switching features off.
For Example, my settings mean that the Aero Interface is completely disabled if I’m not connected to mains power. I don’t use the sidebar, but if you do you also have the option to turn it off when on battery or below a certain battery level.
The author of the software claims it can extend notebooks battery life by up to 70%.
If anyone has any other tips on getting more juice out of your mobile battery leave a comment or Contact Me and ill give it a go!
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