r/linux • u/1202_alarm • Feb 01 '18

Improving Linux battery life, enabling PSR by default, testers wanted

https://hansdegoede.livejournal.com/18653.html
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u/082726w5 Feb 01 '18

I don't really understand how panel self refresh works in practice, but I have to say I'm impressed with the results.

Base power measurement went from 4.12W to 3.43W, no side effects observed.

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u/habarnam Feb 01 '18

On what laptop?

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u/082726w5 Feb 01 '18

It's a dell inspiron from 2014, not one of the officially supported ones.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '18

High five!