Solved Any hidden benefit in power plans ?

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If the same settings are kept in both Balanced and Power Saver, are there any differences if I change the plan ?
 

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Your system will run cooler with Power Saver plan than Balanced plan and may result in few minutes extra battery life.
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Do you know why ?
 

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Lower voltage produce less heat and saves battery power.
 

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    i5-3230m
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    Acer Type-2
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    8GB DDR3 1333MHz
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    Intel HD 4000
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    High Definiton Audio Device
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I mean why is there a difference even when the settings are the same in both power plan ?
 

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    i5-2450
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    4 GB
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    GeForce GT 630M
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    1366x768
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No difference in that case. If you change the default plans to have the same settings (including the advanced settings) then the results will be the same. They are only templates for standard use. You could copy the balanced plan and call it Friday and it would also act the same.

I copy the balanced plan and call it never off and only change the sleep settings to never sleep - it just makes it easier to remember what it is for.
 

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    Windows 10 Pro Prieview x64
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    MacBook Pro Core2Duo
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    T7600
    Memory
    3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon X1600
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    Internal
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    1440 x 800
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    40GB
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    Apple
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I will tell you this,

changing between the "balanced" and "high performance" settings in advanced power does change things drastically..

the "high performance" plan makes your cpu run at full speed 24-7.. so remember that if worried about heat/etc..

"balanced" allows your cpu to slow down and go whatever speed it wants to whenever...

so remember only set to "high performance for gaming/editing etc..
 

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    i7 quad 2.4Gig
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    16G ram
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    nvidia 2gig 755m
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    Samsung 840 Evo

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