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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Would downscaling a display allow for better battery life? (feddit.uk)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by theshatterstone54@feddit.uk to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hello. I know this isn't completely related to Linux, but I was still curious about it.

I've been looking at Linux laptops and one that caught my eye from Tuxedo had 13 hours of battery life on idle, or 9 hours of browsing the web. The thing is, that device had a 3k display.

My question is, as someone used to 1080p and someone that always tries to maximise the battery life out of a laptop, would downscaling the display be helpful? And if so, is it even worth it, or are the benefits too small to notice?

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[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Maybe if it allowed you to switch to integrated graphics versus discrete, putting the GPU to sleep.

For just browsing, even integrated graphics has been plenty since the beginning of the internet, maybe with some exceptions when Flash gaming reached its pinnacle.

[–] Fisch@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Using the iGPU might save power but the resolution doesn't need to be turned down for that

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

Depends on the iGPU, but this being a damn near brand-new laptop, I'm sure you're right.

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