Thread: Pybattery - battery statusbar applet with candies
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dkwatts is offline dkwatts
2008-11-12 , 15:07
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles View Post
Unless you're constantly using the CPU, this is likely to use more power, as it'll take longer for the CPU to complete tasks and go to idle, and idle is where you want to be as quickly as possible (Race to Idle).
When current cpu demand does not require max cpu speed, will “conservative” arrive at idle at the same time that “ondemand” arrives at idle?

If yes, then "conservative" is the better setting when on battery.
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