Vista mobile
by Volker Weber
Some interesting data from a CNET review of Windows Vista. Task: Play a DVD on an Acer TravelMate 8200 and measure the battery rundown time. Here are the results:
- Windows XP
Windows Media Player 9
3 hours and 15 minutes - Windows Vista Standard
Windows Media Player 11
2 hours and 15 minutes - Windows Vista Aero
Windows Media Player 11
2 hours
Aero is the version of Vista that tries to look as nice as OS X. The other two use the familiar style. If Microsoft uses the remaining time to innovate even more, they may be able to lower battery life to under one hour. :-)
