just installed Windows 7 Home Premium on my HP mini 110 and i have office and everything on it it came with starter im just wondering what can i do to get the most out of my netbook its been upgraded to 2 Gb of ram i plan to use it for school so my question i guess is how can i increase the battery life as much as it possibly can... it used to go for days on starter from what im told... go eaisy on me i havent reailly posted on here before
Thanks in advanced!
~Cameron
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell optiplex GX620, HP
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x32, ubuntu 12.04 LTS
CPU
Intel pentium D 3.4 gHz, Intel ATOM n270 1.60 gHz
Motherboard
N/A
Memory
3gb (desktop), 2GB (netbook)
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onboard
Sound Card
onboard 5.1 surroundsound, built in speakers
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DYNEX LCD tv,Lg something , built in 10.1 inch display
Hi there
shouldn't make too much battery difference -- what DOES use a lot of battery is full screen display such as EXCEL / Powerpoint, and lots of HDD accesses.
On a Netbook the CPU won't use a lot of power even when running at 100%.
Incidentally the BEST way of improving performance on a netbook is to up the RAM to 4GB (4GB single modules are cheaply available now -- DDR3 type is probably what is in your netbook) and to use an SSD.
Using an SSD instead of the internal HDD will make a dramatic improvement in performance on a netbook. SSD's are becoming actually affordable now --even for impecunious students !!.
Upping the RAM also has a beneficial side effect -- since more data can be stored in RAM you will have less DISK access -- hence less power drain. RAM itself isn't a huge consumer of battery power.
Switch also to Power saving mode in Windows in the Power plan options (Control Panel) -- chose the option "On Batteries".
I upgraded my Acer Aspire 1 to 4 GB RAM and swapped the HDD for an SSD -- performance is perfectly acceptable - especially for on the Road -. You can also connect it to an external monitor when you are near a power supply if you prefer working with larger screens - but since most of the younger generation are perfectly happy staring into tiny mobile phone screens all day long a netbook should be just fine.
Cheers
jimbo
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Computer type
PC/Desktop
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Custom built, several laptops HP/ASUS
OS
Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
so i saved myaelf some battery when i put the extra gig of ram in it? i do know it maxes out at 2 and even being young i have eye probloms this screen is reailly hard to use! but thank you!
My Computer
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell optiplex GX620, HP
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x32, ubuntu 12.04 LTS
CPU
Intel pentium D 3.4 gHz, Intel ATOM n270 1.60 gHz
Motherboard
N/A
Memory
3gb (desktop), 2GB (netbook)
Graphics Card(s)
onboard
Sound Card
onboard 5.1 surroundsound, built in speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
DYNEX LCD tv,Lg something , built in 10.1 inch display