Originally posted by glasen
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Given that the machines were plugged into AC power, surely all that the tests are measuring are a given operating systems power consumption while connected to an AC outlet. This in itself has diminished value when one wants to make decisions based on power usage while not connected to AC, and instead running solely off batteries.
If someone wants to make operating selection decisions that revolve around how much on battery usage time is available, it would seem they should really wait for further tests. While strictly speaking the title of the article is accurate, it looks somewhat unnecessarily inflammatory
Originally posted by glasen
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I do think it's valid to use Ubuntu to represent Linux in the tests given its popularity and is equaly valid to test it in its vanilla configuration as this is what a lot of people will use. There would be additional value though in including results for a fine tuned configuration in order to provide a clearer picture for what someone might expect while using a system that's been set up by a more expert technician.
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