[NTLUG:Discuss] About that Elitebook 2530p....

[Chris Cox]

On Thu, 2009-06-25 at 11:29 -0500, Chris Cox wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-06-25 at 11:03 -0500, David Simmons wrote:
> > Just to follow-up on an earlier email sent on the list....I've been running
> > an Acer Aspire One (one of those accursed netbooks) and have been getting 6
> > hour battery life.  (I believe it was mentioned that they were only getting
> > 1-2).....just wanted to confirm that long-battery life is very possible and
> > normal on the netbooks.
> 
> So, you just said, "long-battery life is NORMAL on the netbooks".
> 
> I disagree.  With that said, many netbooks do have an extended battery
> option that adds weight and size that can provide "normal" long-battery
> life.  But I know for a fact, that not all netbooks have good battery
> life (small/light ones will tend to use a 3 cell).
> 
> Don't take my word for it though.  You can read what AMD's Moorehead
> says about issues... or I found this link to be ok as well:
> http://netbookboards.com/dell/netbook-battery-life-compared/
> 
> My point is, that in general, netbook batter life is not that great.
> There CAN be exceptions to the rule.

I didn't include AMD's recent article link... AMD is pretty
anti-netbook, so, I'm not sure I how much I want to trust it.