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20th Apr 2007, 05:56
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Was reading on a IT news site, apparently Intel's new Centrino Pro processor is so economical a average of 8 hours battery life can be had from laptops with this processor.
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Most laptops I have used had terrible battery life so this is a major leap in my opinion, according to the news article they are due to release the chip in May this year so if your thinking of buying a laptop and battery life is paramount might be a good idea to put it off until then. My System: Hybr!d
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24th May 2007, 02:28
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I'm happy if I get 1.5 hours out of my Toshiba Satellite Pro A10 :-) (Pentium 4 Cel M 2.4 ghz)
My Portege R100 does get good batterylife though, one battery about 2.5 hours, with both batteries around 6.5 to 7 hours, but turn on the wifi and it drops down to 4 hours.... I love that little R100 :-) L8tr... Tom |
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24th May 2007, 14:20
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Don't most laptop manufacturers quote battery usage at idle making you think that it lasts longer?
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25th May 2007, 09:23
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Most quote batterylife with all the powermanagement on, so everyone thinks it works longer, so yes.... true. Famous example, Tecra S2, batterylife 2 to 2.5 hours, WITH powermanagement on (and wifi off), without.... 1.5 hours tops.
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