Make sure your power-settings are optimised. (Screen off as soon as possible.)

You can often use the MS perfmon utility to watch the battery drain. Play around with settings and see how it affects drain. (Good how-to on perfmon here.)

You'll find some battery capacity and life figures in the product database now. E.g. ASUS R2H specs. When we launch the new portal on Thursday, you'll be able to compare battery life for a number of the popular UMPCs in the new comparison engine.

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You can often use the MS perfmon utility to watch the battery drain. Play around with settings and see how it affects drain. (Good how-to on perfmon here.)

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Posted on 06 March 2007, Last updated on 22 May 2015 by Steve Paine

JkOnTheRun have linked to a good article at Origamiproject.com that talks about how to save battery power. There are some nice comments too.

My tips:

Look for a LED-backlit screen when you’re choosing a UMPC.
Make sure your power-settings are optimised. (Screen off as soon as possible.)
You can often use the MS perfmon utility to watch the battery drain. Play around with settings and see how it affects drain. (Good how-to on perfmon here.)

You’ll find some battery capacity and life figures in the product database now. E.g. ASUS R2H specs. When we launch the new portal on Thursday, you’ll be able to compare battery life for a number of the popular UMPCs in the new comparison engine.

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