Does any one have any idea how the Core i7 will impact battery life? In its favour, under low loads (like watching a video), I think there is not much difference in power consumption between an i5 and i7? And Microsoft calls the i7 thermal design 'hybrid' which makes me wonder if it runs with the fan off sometimes and only turns it on under high loads?
On the other side if the fan is always running then that's an extra draw and some people are saying that the i5 gets a bigger battery (i.e. using the space where the i7's fan would be) - although I'm skeptical of this.
I ask because I really want the i5, and the battery life and lack of fan would be great for my personal use, but unfortunately I need 16GB of RAM for my work so if I get a Surface Pro then I have to get the i7.
On the other side if the fan is always running then that's an extra draw and some people are saying that the i5 gets a bigger battery (i.e. using the space where the i7's fan would be) - although I'm skeptical of this.
I ask because I really want the i5, and the battery life and lack of fan would be great for my personal use, but unfortunately I need 16GB of RAM for my work so if I get a Surface Pro then I have to get the i7.