Comments on: Windows 7 should offer at least 11% more battery life on notebooks http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-shoul/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:47:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Scott http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-shoul/#comment-362431 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:48:11 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/windows-7-shoul#comment-362431 Yeah, I’d like to see 7 how it compares to XP over Vista myself… I mean most people haven’t switched to vista making such a comparison worthless to us.

7 sounds promising, but I think MS is missing the point by only comparing it to Vista all the time.

]]> By: Brook Zerihun http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-shoul/#comment-362432 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:22:17 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/windows-7-shoul#comment-362432 Thanks, your luck seems to never end.
May that special day bring joy and happiness, and another geek to share the joy of an unboxing.

]]> By: Rick Huizinga http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-shoul/#comment-362433 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:27:17 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/windows-7-shoul#comment-362433 Be careful when reading broad claims of increased battery life from a single-tasked benchmark such as DVD playback.

This type of gain could come from a single optimization (i.e. using the GPU to decode the DVD video). This type of optimization would then only apply to video playback and not to general computing.

I’m not saying they haven’t improved battery life, but I am a bit skeptical considering they are using DVD playback as the benchmark.

]]> By: Kevin C. Tofel http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-shoul/#comment-362434 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:54:13 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/windows-7-shoul#comment-362434 Scotty, I hear what you’re saying, but until the final product hits, I’m all for giving them a chance. ;)

Brook, the install was quick and painless. Touch and sound worked find after installation. Windows Update added WiFi support and pulled updates for the Ethernet and graphics. Calibration isn’t quite right, but other than that, Windows 7 is running nicely. We’ll get some video up but it won’t likely be until after the weekend as I’m getting married on Saturday. :)

]]> By: Brook Zerihun http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-shoul/#comment-362435 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:23:16 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/windows-7-shoul#comment-362435 how was the install on the Q1, are drivers working touch sound, would love to see the video and any initial takes of the device in action

]]> By: Scotty http://gigaom.com/mobile/windows-7-shoul/#comment-362436 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:17:58 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/windows-7-shoul#comment-362436 Too bad no one at WinHEC stood up and said “I’d like 11% better than XP please?” 11% better than Vista is like kissing your sister.

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