Re: Battery life w/o X
Ralph Bacolod <rafiks_rb@yahoo.com> writes:
> Hi! Does a laptop battery last longer without X or is it insignificant?
I'd guess that it's mostly insignificant. There's some cost to
actually running the X server, but I don't think it's any easier on
things like the graphics chip. I know there's also noticable cost in
the backlight on the display, so turning that down on battery mode
would probably be more helpful.
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