Checking if turning off the touchpad through Windows settings conserves any power is worth exploring.
Checking if turning off the touchpad through Windows settings conserves any power is worth exploring.
The process of disabling your Aorus 15P XD in Windows is similar to uninstalling drivers. It doesn’t necessarily mean the device is powered off, but rather it’s set to a sleep state. Disabling with FN won’t stop cursor control since it still measures capacitance, and it likely behaves like a powered-off state unless drivers are also removed.
Based on the calculations above, completely disabling the touchpad extends your battery life by less than a second during a ten-hour charge. Even in active use, the 0.25mW power draw from the sleeping touchpad adds little concern. Is all this really worth the short wait time?
It's not what I expected to focus on saving battery with these adjustments, but I wanted to verify if they actually work as intended. I'm curious whether doing x or y achieves its purpose. I apologize for seeming repetitive, but after reviewing the options carefully, I'm still unsure. The issue is whether disabling the touchpad through Windows or FN shortcut truly turns it off, or if simply stopping cursor movement is enough. Removing the driver might have different effects than what I thought.
As mentioned before...it does lower the battery consumption.
However, at such a small figure that pursuing that level of power usage is unnecessary.
Just like with a vehicle: adding more weight results in reduced fuel efficiency.
Therefore, to cut down weight and improve mileage...
"If I remove the carpet from the rear floorboard, will it help increase fuel efficiency?"
In theory, yes.
Less weight means better mileage.
But the difference would be so minimal that it’s practically insignificant.