[ale] Microsoft tries to reverse Vista's Impact on the environment

[tom]

On Wed, 8 Jul 2009, Mike Harrison wrote:

>> Hmm. Kill-o-watt tester and default OS installs on the same hardware.
>> Testing with basic user stuff like browse to same web site, open
>
> Done it with meters much higher resolution and information than a
> "kill-O-Watt".. An AccuEnergy II
>
> I need to do it all again and publish the results, it works like this:
>
> 2ghz Laptop running WinXP and MSIE: Approx 55 watts
>
> Boot into Ubuntu 8.04 w FireFox:   Approx 35-40 watts
>
> Bottom line on my other laptops is.. if I boot Vista,
> it gets hot and runs CPU fans. On Linux.. No fans.
> Must be using a lot less CPU. :)


I think I see a possible meeting topic/project here. I happen to live too 
far away to volunteer much assistance, but done on a range of machines 
with good meters, this could be useful.

Wonder how Vista works in the energy mix??