Well, not quite sure about the 10 percent per half hour, but it definitely does go down faster when in use, and then there's the network card!
But, you do get the better and faster processor with more potential for the future. Guess there really isn't such a thing as a free lunch. <smile> Don On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 17:32:27 +1300, Kylee wrote: Actually, I, too, am experiencing greater battery drain with my MPower transplant than with my old classic. I'm picking that perhaps the greater processing power may be partly responsible. I've discovered that if I really want to drain the battery, the media player does it at about ten percent per half-hour. Kylee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Barbara Wagreich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] MPower Battery Questions > Hi Barbara, > That does sound like a significant battery drain percentage. One thing you might check, if you don't use bluetooth, go into the options menu, then the > connectivity menu and check to see that bluetooth is set to no. If it says yes, hit n to turn it off. This should save you some battery drain. > If it continues to drain at a high percnetage per day, I'd contact Humanware, especially since they didn't fix the problem with the braille cells. > You did get a new battery with your MPower because it uses a different battery than that used in the bn classic. > Also, if you have compact flash cards in the MPower, or any other cards for that matter, removing them will also cut down on battery drain. > My wife has an MPower transplant and has been using it for about a month now. She is not experiencing the battery drain problem you describe, so it really > sounds like something to do with your particular unit. > I hope this is of some help. > Don > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.8/183 - Release Date: 25/11/2005 ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
