New Tests Show That SSDs Are Better For Battery Life
After the Tom's Hardware article was released onto the internet, debate sparked over various forums whether it was accurate or not. Solid state disks have been advertised to provide laptop users with enhanced performance, and increased battery life ever since they entered the market. While Tom's hardware is not completely wrong, their tests seem to show only an acute view of the situation.
Laptop magazine recently did some tests themselves and published their own article. In their tests, they got about 20 minutes more battery life when they pitted a SSD versus a platter based hard drive. On Rahul Sood's Blog (founder of Voodoo PC) he stated that "A Solid State Drive can affect battery life in two situations: 1) Poor Performance, and 2) High Idle Power."
The debate may rage on, but as far as we're concerned, having a laptop hard drive without any moving parts is a good thing, and with the way SSD technology is improving, this discussion should be soon forgotten.
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Bruce on July 10, 2008 at 05:49 PM
The link to the Laptop Magazine article is not there. It is a repeat of the Tom's Hardware link.
Ken on July 11, 2008 at 08:35 AM
link fixed