Hi, Paul.
This may be somewhat off topic, but I get around 13 hours of usage
out of my centrino equipped laptop. Note that I have two batteries in the
machine at one time, but even my main battery gives me around 6.5-7 hours.
Is your wife's machine running at its low power setting when she pulls the
plug out? She might want to check her settings and/or think about getting
another battery if she is going to use the machine for long periods.
Aman
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Subject: Re: [Braillenote] One more suggestion:
Hi, Jim. That's the only thing that keeps me not too concerned. Even my
wife's Centrino only gets five hours.
I would really like it if I could get more hours or not such a percentage
of a drop each day, but I still get more than a laptop.
At 4/12/2004, you wrote:
>Hello again!
>
>I have always felt that the battery is the weak link in the chain however,
>If it is being used constantly, one might get 10 to 15 hours of battery
>life before having to charge the unit! That is certainly better than most
>laptops!
>
>Jim Aldrich
>
>At 02:57 PM 04/12/2004 , you wrote:
>>Hi, Sandra
>>
>>I have similar experiences with the battery life of my unit and, indeed, I
>>did send it back to PulseData Europe about 18 months ago for replacement
as
>>I wasn't satisfied with its life. Net result? Exactly the same even to
the
>>extent of them scoffing at the idea of a 20-hour lifespan.
>>
>>To my mind, the batteries (along with the continued withholding of the
SDK)
>>are a major flaw in the unit.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Richard Bartholomew
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>>From: "sandra tomkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 1:33 PM
>>Subject: re: [Braillenote] One more suggestion:
>>
>>
>>Hi Mary-Ellen and list,
>>
>> While on the subject of batteries: I just received my bn back from its
new
>>battery implant. I am a little concerned that this "new" battery is not
>>quite the thing. For example, having charged it to 100 % I left the bn
>>unplugged over night, with no cards in and, of course, turned off, the
power
>>level went down by 20 % when I checked the following morning. Also, if I
>>read a book, using a storage card, but not doing much else with the bn
for,
>>perhaps, 7 to 8 hours (being an avid reader) my battery goes down from 100
%
>>to 9 % how does this performance compare with others who have new or
>>relatively new batteries? I would be very grateful to hear as I am loath
to
>>send the machine back, especially as I paid £150 for the privilege only
two
>>weeks ago.
>>Thanks,
>>Sandy.
>>
>>
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 12:45:24 -0400
>> >Subject: [Braillenote] One more suggestion:
>>
>> >How about a battery which doesn't need calibration every 6 weeks?
>> >The present battery has never made sense to me but I'm in the dark ages
so
>>there.
>> >Mary Ellen Earls
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