robotmaker
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This tread is mostly about using WINDOWS XP IN A ROBOT and comparing it to windows 7 i see a lot of it off topic
Here is somethings i found out by testing both windows XP and windows 7
Now i have 2.4ghz dual processor with 3 gig memory and using 32 bit systems both windows 7 and windows XP and windows XP on a bench mark test shows it was much faster,now with a 64 bit windows 7 it was a lot faster.
But the windows 7 draw almost double current then windows XP THAT why if you check every professional robot over $1000 and some over $12000 like the one i am getting soon hanson ROBOKIND that just came out,none uses windows 7,robot cost more so they can easy add it,but they dont
did not disputed your facts just it what i found out doing my tests,there is no reason to prove it mostly found out the windows xp is faster compare to windows 7 without any changes
BUT worst part i dont like about windows 7 it takes so much bigger hard drive space and there is much proof on that from microsoft site I look for very small windows software on a flash drive,plus there are photos of images and faces ,and other software is needed like SAPI ,plus have half the hard drive full for virtual memory usage
So really forget about battery usage,not that important this post is like DAVID said like a dog chasing a tail it never ends
PS (my mom dogs can catch his tail its long )LOL
Ok, you two need to get a divorce. Rich gets custody of me.
Great methodology Rich. Very impressive. Cant wait to see your paperwork in this one!
RICH loves to get personal about it i never ever said his facts are wrong,only what i found out thats all i know RICH is very much in love with his WINDOWS 7 Me i like both operating systems really only see 4 others reading this topic besides RICH and ME Dave ,Troy and 2 others
Fred, you know that it's possible for people to read a thread without posting to it. Rest assured that there are many reading it. Also its not about love of windows 7...Dang it..almost got sucked in... (finds nearest wall to beat head against) stress
Really dont know if others are reading it and i dont too,nobody does
I am reading it
I am particularly interrested in windows 8 results, as i have installed it before buying ezb... I am reassured. Thanks RichMR2!
(and hopefully, there is no near wall around my computer
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@Troy, I was waiting there to welcome you to my world.
To be honest, battery life is not important to my own robot build as it will be controlled by a PC which is plugged in to the mains. Future robots may not be but at this stage the purpose of these tests is to find the information on which has a slowed battery discharge rate.
The fact of the matter is, there is a power drain issue with Windows 7. There are updates which fix this issue and slow down the discharge rate. Testing has shown the discharge rates and everyone is free to use the results however they see fit. If anyone wishes to dispute any of the results or comparisons they are free to do so provided they can justify their claims with similar data. (Battery Eater is free software, please produce your own test results if you want to argue with mine).
Thats all we want is some data and so we can make informed choices. Data is better than hearsay.