HP 15-db0996na (4RD89EA) battery life short?

[G0el]

Hello,

I have the HP 15-db0966na which has a Ryzen 5 2500u processor. This looks like a variant of the 15-da0038na which has all other specification the same except for the processor which is the i5-8250u.

I have noticed that whilst using the Ryzen 5 system the battery is consumed quote quickly compared to the old HP laptops I.e. with A8-6410 processor (hp p293na)1 Every time I look at the battery percentage it seems to be dropping very quickly.

I bought the Ryzen as it seemed to be equivalent to the i5 but offers an overall high boost speed and new Vega graphics. I have read that the AMD Radeon drivers for the Vega have not been updated from version 17.7 (the one that is currently installed), so is there any issue with that not being updated?


Can anyone tell me if this computer doesn't have a very long battery life or if the the processor is consuming too much power or if the i5 has a better battery life?

[Barachiel · Accepted solution]

@G0el

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