I picked up a 6 cell battery off ebay for my eeePC 900A
It lasts about 12 hours with WIFI turned on...
Fix it once, fix it right, fix ANYTHING.
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On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 11:18, Scott Granneman <[email protected]> wrote:
> That's cool, Robert! I'm especially impressed by the price - I was
> worried you were going to say, "And all it cost was the pinky on my left
> hand!"
>
> > All that's missing now is longer battery life or power outlets.
>
> Huh - my brother's iPad lasts 10 hours on his cross-country flights. No
> problems at all with the battery. :)
>
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> On Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Robert Citek wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> Today marks the first time I have been able to connect to wifi on a
> plane. Results: fantastic. I can check e-mail, surf the web
> (tracking my flight -- someplace over Western Pennsylvania right now),
> even make phone calls via Google Voice.
>
> Of course , I'm using my EeePC netbook with Ubuntu 10.04, but any wifi
> device should work. And it was only $5 for the whole flight.
>
> All that's missing now is longer battery life or power outlets. I'm
> betting all future mobile devices will be powered over USB (or
> similar) and that planes will provide those plugs in the arm rest. No
> more DC to AC to DC converters.
>
> Just thought I'd share.
>
> Regards,
> - Robert
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