Related Links * Compare <http://slashdot.org/relocate.pl?id=c24864ad404ed39356f3c9639c929970> prices on Notebook Computers * Delph1 <mailto:andreas.galistel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> * lowering <http://www.nordichardware.com/Articles/?skrivelse=465> the voltage * More Portables <http://slashdot.org/search.pl?tid=184> stories * More Power <http://slashdot.org/search.pl?tid=232> stories Undervolting a Laptop Posted by ScuttleMonkey <http://slashdot.org/%7EScuttleMonkey/> on Monday January 23, @04:29PM from the too-late-for-my-laptop-graveyard dept. <http://hardware.slashdot.org/search.pl?tid=184> Portables <http://hardware.slashdot.org/search.pl?tid=232> Power Delph1 <mailto:andreas.galistel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes "Laptops often comes with two Achilles heels, heat and limited battery time. There are, if not cures, at least remedies to make them less obvious. By lowering the <http://www.nordichardware.com/Articles/?skrivelse=465> voltage to the processor you can not only drastically lower the heat dissipation, but also increase the battery time significantly. NordicHardware gives a nice walk through on the process and was able to boast 18% lower temperature and a 20% reduced power consumption." If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt. Dean Martin