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Re:Power consumption test. Safari 10+ watts, Chrome 50+ watts by cpcallen on Monday October 20, 2014 @02:24PM (#8483675)
On my MacBook Pro (2.66GHz i7, early 2010), just starting Chrome causes the graphics to switch from the integrated Intel HD Graphics to the NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, which incurs a substantial battery life penalty.

(I discovered this quite by accident when investigating why my display would flicker when starting/quitting Chrome if I was also using f.lux.)

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Re:Power consumption test. Safari 10+ watts, Chrome 50+ watts by snowwrestler on Monday October 20, 2014 @03:11PM (#8483912)
How did you figure this out? What tools did you use?
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