kristalsoldier
Well-Known Member
Hi all...
Some of you - from my previous posts - may have noted that I have had a relatively good experience with the RT platform, especially, with the Surface 2. I use the device on a regular basis, that is to say, daily and I use it for over 8-9 hours a day.
Utility aside, I have found the battery life to be quite good - on an average - based on my actual usage which involves Office Apps, Mail (not Outlook), web browsing and minimal background apps/ notifications (which are all that I need), I have found myself using about 60-70% of the battery per day.
Recently however, I have noticed that I have not really got the kind of battery usage that I had previously experienced (and had spoken about here). I found that when in Standby mode, the battery was draining much faster (though I can't really give you any numbers as I did not keep the relevant notes) and while working - same profile as always - the battery drawn-down was at least 10% more than what I experienced. So, what happened? Why this sudden degradation of battery performance on the device? What had changed?
Looking around this forum and others, I read reports that a recent update had messed things up though precisely which update was being referred to I never actually found out.
The only other thing that changed was that I had bought and was using the Microsoft Arc Mouse (the USB version and NOT the Surface version which runs on BT). Being lazy, I always kept the USB receiver plugged into the USB port. Made it easier to transport. And, prevented me from losing the damn thing.
On a whim, last night I removed the USB receiver and let the device slip into its Connected Standby mode. I did this when the battery icon on them device was report a 90% charge level. Approximately, 8 hours later, I opened up the device to find the battery level at 86%. I have now been using the device for about an hour - same profile as before - and the battery level is at 82%. At this rate, I am quite sure, I am back to what I was previously experiencing in terms of battery life with the Surface 2 (before I started using the USB-driven mouse).
This leads me to ask: Does the use of USB peripherals actually have such an adverse impact on the battery? Would using the BT mouse also have a similar (negative) impact on the battery?
Thanks
Some of you - from my previous posts - may have noted that I have had a relatively good experience with the RT platform, especially, with the Surface 2. I use the device on a regular basis, that is to say, daily and I use it for over 8-9 hours a day.
Utility aside, I have found the battery life to be quite good - on an average - based on my actual usage which involves Office Apps, Mail (not Outlook), web browsing and minimal background apps/ notifications (which are all that I need), I have found myself using about 60-70% of the battery per day.
Recently however, I have noticed that I have not really got the kind of battery usage that I had previously experienced (and had spoken about here). I found that when in Standby mode, the battery was draining much faster (though I can't really give you any numbers as I did not keep the relevant notes) and while working - same profile as always - the battery drawn-down was at least 10% more than what I experienced. So, what happened? Why this sudden degradation of battery performance on the device? What had changed?
Looking around this forum and others, I read reports that a recent update had messed things up though precisely which update was being referred to I never actually found out.
The only other thing that changed was that I had bought and was using the Microsoft Arc Mouse (the USB version and NOT the Surface version which runs on BT). Being lazy, I always kept the USB receiver plugged into the USB port. Made it easier to transport. And, prevented me from losing the damn thing.
On a whim, last night I removed the USB receiver and let the device slip into its Connected Standby mode. I did this when the battery icon on them device was report a 90% charge level. Approximately, 8 hours later, I opened up the device to find the battery level at 86%. I have now been using the device for about an hour - same profile as before - and the battery level is at 82%. At this rate, I am quite sure, I am back to what I was previously experiencing in terms of battery life with the Surface 2 (before I started using the USB-driven mouse).
This leads me to ask: Does the use of USB peripherals actually have such an adverse impact on the battery? Would using the BT mouse also have a similar (negative) impact on the battery?
Thanks
