Windows 7 slashes netbook battery life by a third

[Rik]

Do you have a benchmark to compare that with, Glenn?

[Glenn]

It's never had XP on it, so no, but with Vista it was in the same region

[Rik]

Suggesting that 7 is no better or worse than Vista. OK, fancy do a clean install of XP? 

[Glenn]

Our Dell Latitude D630 included a nine-cell battery that extends one inch in front of the machine (a bit awkward, considering batteries usually extend off the back); a six-cell battery is available and would knock $29 off the price. The extended battery served the Latitude well in our taxing DVD battery-drain test, where it held out for 4 hours, 45 minutes, the longest life we've seen (to date) for a thin-and-light.

So it is little different to XP

[Rik]

You're no fun, Glenn.

[Glenn]

I do have 4 retail copies of XP sat on the shelf, with it only installed on 1 PC in the house.

[Glenn]

Each PC has a different OS installed;

XP
Vista Ultimate
Windows 7
OSX 10.5.8

[Rik]

I think you switch them around and compare. 

[Glenn]

You come down here, and I'll let you do it

[Rik]

Bring them here, you get to try Sue's cooking that way.

[Glenn]

3 are easy, but one is my game PC

[Rik]

Nae bother, use a low loader.

[Ted]

But in all other ways, it's a pain.

Oi, Macboy!     

[Rik]

You Unix people are all the same, Ted.

[Glenn]

Mac's run on unix too

[Rik]

Isn't that Unix runs on Macs too? 

[Sebby]

Mac OS is based on Unix.

[Rik]

Close enough.

[Ted]

Close enough.

Philistine!  

[Simon]

Glad I'm not a Unick. 

[Steve]

More info here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8232995.stm it would appear your netbook battery may last longer if you had a previous Vista install (uncommon I suppose)

[D-Dan]

Who's a eunuch?

[Simon]

Keep up, Steve! 

Mac OS is based on Unix.

OK, so it was a pretty feeble joke.   

[Steve]

Who's a eunuch?

I haven't got the balls to say 

[Rik]