TX series. But to make this artful dodge possible, Sony's engineers had to expend lots of effort and brainpower on the power saving mechanisms in this laptop's individual components. Only the combination of these individual mechanisms into a power saving scheme...

the Battery Miser 2005 application within Windows XP. The primary job of the Battery Miser 2005 tool is to make it simple and easy for users to manage and control energy saving mechanisms. Users can select from a set of power schemes created for specific usage...

energy saving mechanisms, which don't differ much from each other in terms of capabilities or functions. Except for Intel's Celeron M, all mobile processors support energy-saving operation, which permits them to adapt their clock rate (and their power consumption)...

Maximum Performance Balanced Maximum Power Savings The basic idea behind this software algorithm is rather simple: as the clock speed of the GPU and video memory decreases, these components require less power. More power can sometimes be saved by...

reservations.. As in the predecessor Banias and Dothan CPUs, these new processors can adjust core voltages and clock frequencies to meet changing application performance demand. Previously, this energy saving mechanism had been called Enhanced SpeedStep,...

Since the CPU and the display are still the main power eaters in the mobile PC, the battery operating time can be noticeably extended by combining these two mechanisms. When set to "Maximum Power Savings," the core and video memory run at minimum clock speed;...

of the CPU load. The maximum power savings that can be achieved through PowerMizer depend not only on the application being used, but also on screen size and brightness. Our measurements later in this article show whether, and to what extent, these mechanisms...

enhancement technologies. 802.11g Wireless Performance Test Results Test Conditions - WEP encryption: DISABLED - Tx Rate: Automatic - Power Save: Disabled - Test Partner: Belkin F5D7010 CardBus card Firmware/Driver Versions AP f/w: 2.00.04 Wireless...

variation, I'd be hard-pressed to say that this is significant. 802.11g Wireless Performance Test Results Test Conditions - WEP encryption: DISABLED - Tx Rate: Automatic - Power Save: Disabled - Test Partner: Linksys WPC55AG Cardbus card Firmware/Driver...

indistinguishable from non-WEP operation, although it was difficult to tell for sure, given the wide throughput variation. 802.11b Wireless Performance Test Results Test Conditions - WEP encryption: DISABLED - Tx Rate: Automatic - Power Save: Disabled...