Web browser is the most battery power consuming application for many laptop users today. Many applications are now online and each website is more dynamic and complex than ever before. So, the importance of minimizing laptop battery power consumption during web browsing is higher than ever.
Web browsers consume laptop computer battery power for two main reasons:
- To fetch page data from the server and renders them to the browser window.More battery power is consumed as the data on the web page increases.
- To handle dynamic elements on the page such as animation, video or ticker.Web browser will keep consuming battery power until you leave that page.
The latter consumes almost 40% more battery power (or 40% less battery life) than the static webpages.
How to reduce the laptop battery power consumption
The easiest thing you can do is to install so-called Ad Blocker program to your web blower. Main purpose of these programs is to reduce visual effects of annoying advertisements, but as a side effect, they also help to reduce power consumption by:
- Reducing the amount of data downloaded from the serverMany of today’s advertisements use pictures and videos. This means their data size is larger than before. You can significantly reduce the amount of the data downloaded from the server by blocking advertisements.
- Reducing the dynamic contentsDynamic advertisements such as video and animations keep consuming Dell inspiron 9400 battery power until you navigate to another page or close the browser window.
Further laptop battery power saving tips
AdBlock, by default, eliminates only advertisements, but you can manually configure it to eliminate any element on the web page. You can use it to eliminate unnecessary dynamic element (even if it is not an advertisement) on the web page you frequently visit and can get additional battery life.
For example, as of this writing, US edition of the Huffington Post website has a ticker (scrolling text) near the top of its home page. It may look trivial, but has a huge impact on the Acer as07b51 laptop battery life.
All you need to do is the following. It doesn’t take more than a few seconds.
- Right click on the element you want to block.
- Select “AdBlock” » “Block this ad” in the pop-up menu.
- Adjust the slider and select the appropriate level. Usually, the leftmost position that hides the element is a good choice.
In addition to tickers, following elements are good candidates to block for better battery life.
- Animations, videos (regardless of the size)
- Slide shows
- Social media widgets
If they are not important for you, please go ahead and block them.
