[TriLUG] need a laptop too

[Greg Brown]

I've noticed the same thing. My wife's powerbook runs dry in 2-3 hours 
but
my iBook is good for at least four on a good change, sometimes longer
depending on the situation.

Greg

On Tuesday, Sep 7, 2004, at 08:40 US/Eastern, Aaron S. Joyner wrote:

> Reginald Reed wrote:
>
>> Jason,
>>
>> What does "have a decent battery" mean to you?  And what is your
>> target price range for the hardware?
>>
>> If decent battery means over 3 hours, I highly suggest something with
>> the Pentium-M and Centrino chipset.  Before moving over to a 1.5GHz
>> Powerbook, I had a Thinkpad T40p with extended battery.  *Many* times
>> I ran 6+ hours on battery.  The Powerbook is good for about 2 hours at
>> best.  This isn't considered decent to me (I travel a lot, but have
>> airplane DC power stuff so it's not that big of a deal).
>>
>> --Reggie
>>
> For what it's worth, I can second those assessments of power usage / 
> battery life.  My 15" 1.5Ghz PowerBook gets 2.5 hours on a good day, 
> while a good friend's Thinkpad T40 gets easily 6-7 hours.  It's 
> sometimes bother-some, but I still love my PowerBook.  :)
>
> Aaron J.
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