battery-baseline Intel Core i7-2670QM testing with a LENOVO and Intel Gen6 Mobile 1024MB on Linux via the Phoronix Test Suite. Baseline test before optimization attempts: Processor: Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 750GB Western Digital WD7500BPVT-2, Graphics: Intel Gen6 Mobile 1024MB (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC272, Network: Broadcom NetLink BCM57781 Gigabit PCIe + Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 OS: Linux, Kernel: 3.6.10-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.6.2, Display Server: X Server 1.13.0.902 (1.13.1 RC 2), Display Driver: intel 2.20.15, Compiler: GCC 4.7.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768 Battery Power Usage Idle, DPMS Off, Video Playback Milliwatts Baseline test before optimization attempts . MIN: 1030 AVG: 1156 MAX: 1273