Comment 207 for bug 760131

Aside from the fact that this is unrelated to a power "regression":
Is the ubuntu/linux power consumption "bug" really device-specific?

On my Thinkpad X60s, ubuntu uses at least 4 Watts more as Windows does: roughly 12W instead of 8W (thats 50%) .
I haven't seen a single device since my good old T40, which actually consumes LESS OR EQUAL power when running linux.
Note the fact that Thinkpads are probably the best supported notebooks..

Now Intel claims to care about this (you all know powertop from http://www.lesswatts.org), but nothing seems to change.
I think, as some people already mentioned, as the ubuntu-community seems to care about mobile devices (it seems they do), they should care more about power consumption. Closing a bug without a solution doesn't do it for me.

Sorry for polluting this bug even more.

And btw, if anybody knows a (sub-)notebook (preferably featuring a trackpoint) with minimal power consumption on linux , please tell me.