Re: [Braillenote] still a battery concern with the mPower

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 18:07:53 -0800

The point is that you have to carry two batteries just to maybe get ten hours; and that's an overestimation. Morelikely, you might get six to eight with your two batteries. That also assumes that your second battery is fully charged. Also, the only way to charge that second battery is to place it into the laptop, remove it and place the first battery in again making sure it is fully charged. 
At 9/14/2005, you wrote:
Not to mention, read it again--he says two batteries. Um, we're talking about one battery VS. two batteries, I don't see how that's at all fair to the BN. 
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 3:14 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] still a battery concern with the mPower
Sorry, Andy, but that's not true unless you are blind. I know this is off topic, but just to dispell any idea that a centrino processor in a laptop is better: As the battery loses ist charge, it slowly powers down the display screen. So, it will start at 100 percent, then after a number of minutes, drop to 80, then 60, then 50, etc. As this takes place, it becomes more and more difficult to see the screen as the backlight and contrast change while sitting in a room with little light. If you have a problem seeing and wear glasses, it may become near impossible to make out print on the monitor as the percentage drops. Also, the processor speed may drop as well. With the Toshiba centrino machine, for example, you can go into a toshiba power setting mode and define settings you wish to use for various tasks that will determine whether the hard drive stays on and for how long, what the video display percentage is and even how fast you want the processor to run. Even in the best of cases, you will probably only get five hours out of your laptop assuming that everything is set to a low level. Now, if you want to play a DVD while on a plane or in your hotel room, you will need to set up a dvd mode where everything is powered up fully. If the unit is plugged in, everything goes to full power. If you don't use your computer for a few weeks, you might find that it has drained to the point where a recharge is needed. Thees batteries are large, but you can carry an extra in your laptop bag. They usually run around 150 dollars. 
Hope this helps.
At 9/14/2005, you wrote:


Actually, you can do better than that with a laptop if it has a Centrino
processor and you have the kind of machine that will allow you to use two
batteries.
Andy


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:08 PM
To: Braillenote List
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] still a battery concern with the mPower

Hi. No matter what anyone tells you, the old units did not get 20 or 21
hours unless they were using the older mother boards. Anything with 5.0 or
greater would get between 10 ans 12 hours. That was if you charged it to 100
percent then immediately let it talk itself to death. When I tried this with
my MPower, I got none hours, 45 minutes. Probably not bad for a processor
almost four times as fast. And yes, try to find a laptop that gets that kind
of power.
At 9/13/2005, you wrote:

>The real question here is. Since the old units got about 21 hours how
>much do the new ones get?  Having asked that question remember the
>hardware is different a more powerful processor for example. Also how
>much to you get on the new machines total? Even if it were 10 try and
>find a laptop that will run that long.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean
>Menzies
>Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 11:40 AM
>To: Braillenote List
>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] still a battery concern with the mPower
>
>
>It says the  battery gauge is accurate, but I also did a recalibration
>just to know it was done.
>
>Hey, having nothing to compare it to, I'm not complaining about the
>battery.  But if you guys say it's not as good as older models, then
>you
>
>have something to base a comparison on.
>
>Jean
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lysander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
>Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 11:08 PM
>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] still a battery concern with the mPower
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> > Maybe you guys need to re-calibrate the battery gage?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sarai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 5:16 PM
> > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] still a battery concern with the mPower
> >
> >
> >> Some one told me theirs was at 84 percent then dropped to 79
> >> percent the next morning.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul
> >> Henrichsen
> >> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 7:58 PM
> >> To: Braillenote List
> >> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] still a battery concern with the mPower
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi, Pam. What I am interested in with MPower users is how much does
> >> their battery drain when they don't use the unit? Mine is at nine
> >> percent, so I assume I will bet the messsage and then I will be
> >> able to charge it. I wonder if it is the new memory chip and the
> >> alarm in combination that drains the battery more than with the > >> classic 
bn's.
> >> At 9/12/2005, you wrote:
> >>
> >>>Definitely still a concern here too. This last time I got a
> >>>"battery low" warning at nine percent which was fine. But then
> >>>about a minute later it completely died. I plugged it in. It was
> >>>still at eight percent. I also had to reset the time and date.
> >>>
> >>>Pam
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