Memory for Ultrabook - Scaling SODIMM RAM Density vs. Battery Life

jmke · 5th February 2013, 10:20

Today's test really answers a lot of questions for me, or at least brings to light something I've observed and not spent a lot of time thinking about.

When I buy a new notebook the first thing is do is slap in the fastest SSD available at the time and fill the system full of RAM. There are usually a couple of days in between getting the notebook from the OEM and then 'making it mine'. Before I really didn't think too much about it, but I could always tell the battery life had dropped off, but I never realized exactly how much until now. These tests tell us that you want to use a few memory sticks in your laptop as possible for optimal battery life. It does make a sizable difference to performance.

http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/51...ife/index.html

5th February 2013, 10:20	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Memory for Ultrabook - Scaling SODIMM RAM Density vs. Battery Life Today's test really answers a lot of questions for me, or at least brings to light something I've observed and not spent a lot of time thinking about. When I buy a new notebook the first thing is do is slap in the fastest SSD available at the time and fill the system full of RAM. There are usually a couple of days in between getting the notebook from the OEM and then 'making it mine'. Before I really didn't think too much about it, but I could always tell the battery life had dropped off, but I never realized exactly how much until now. These tests tell us that you want to use a few memory sticks in your laptop as possible for optimal battery life. It does make a sizable difference to performance. http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/51...ife/index.html __________________

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