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    Running movies off of SD card, disable HD, 1005HA

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by caveman017, Aug 8, 2009.

  1. caveman017

    caveman017 Notebook Consultant

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    So I just picked up a 1005HA-V, and am installing Vista on it (v-lited, of course).

    Anyways, would it make sense to get a 2GB SD card and copy the movie I'm going to play to the card to increase battery life?

    Thanks!
     
    caveman017, Aug 8, 2009
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    I wouldn't expect a significant increase of battery life by using the SD card instead of your hard drive to play movies. Your laptop hard drive is one of the least power consuming hardware in your netbook (consumes 2-3 watts). If anything, dimming your screen brightness and disabling your wifi would help much more.
     
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  3. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Plus, the HDD won't spin down anyway while you're accessing the movie on the SD card so there is no power benefit to taking that approach.
     
    ClearSkies, Aug 8, 2009
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