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<link type="guide" xref="power#battery"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.2" date="2011-09-26" status="final"/>
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<link type="seealso" xref="power-batteryestimate"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="review"/>
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<desc>Tweaks from the manufacturer and differing battery life estimates may be the cause of this problem.</desc>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Projeto de documentação do GNOME</name>
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<title>Why do I have less battery life than I did on Windows/Mac OS?</title>
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<p>Some computers appear to have a shorter battery life when running on Linux than they do when running Windows or Mac OS. One reason for this is that computer vendors install special software for Windows/Mac OS that optimizes various hardware/software settings for a given model of computer. These tweaks are often highly specific, and may not be documented, so including them in Linux is difficult.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, there's not an easy way of applying these tweaks yourself without knowing exactly what they are. You may find that using some <link xref="power-batterylife">simple power-saving methods</link> helps, though. If your computer has a <link xref="power-batteryslow">variable-speed processor</link>, you might find that changing its settings is also useful.</p>
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<p>Another possible reason for the discrepancy is that the method of estimating battery life is different on Windows/Mac OS than on Linux. The actual battery life could be exactly the same, but the different methods give different estimates. See <link xref="power-batteryestimate"/> for more information.</p>
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<p>Some computers appear to have a shorter battery life when running on Linux
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than they do when running Windows or Mac OS. One reason for this is that
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computer vendors install special software for Windows/Mac OS that optimizes
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various hardware/software settings for a given model of computer. These tweaks
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are often highly specific, and may not be documented, so including them in
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Linux is difficult.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, there is not an easy way of applying these tweaks yourself
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without knowing exactly what they are. You may find that using some <link xref="power-batterylife">power-saving methods</link> helps, though. If your
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computer has a <link xref="power-batteryslow">variable-speed processor</link>,
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you might find that changing its settings is also useful.</p>
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<p>Another possible reason for the discrepancy is that the method of estimating
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battery life is different on Windows/Mac OS than on Linux. The actual battery
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life could be exactly the same, but the different methods give different