[SWLUG] laptops

[Foeh Mannay]

On Tue, 2004-10-12 at 18:10, nat wrote:
> my
> tablet pc had a transmeta processor in it - the battery on that could
> last around 4-5hrs.
> 

Finally, someone acknowledges that you don't have to buy apple to get
battery life over an hour!

I've got a fairly average P4 Dell laptop for my work machine and it
regularly lasts over 4 hours off the dock. Only had it for 6 months but
I've not noticed any battery degredation at all - it really does last
ages. I know others who have IBM kit which lasts about the same - I was
in a training course recently where a guy forgot the power brick for his
thinkpad but managed to last until after dinner before he needed to
borrow one.

The whole battery life == apple myth really gets on my wick!

Foeh