On Jan 7, 2009, at 6:51 AM, Beniamino T. Cenci Goga wrote:
> > I recall the PB 540 having "intelligent" batteries and the Wallstreet > with the Li-Ion. While the first Mac with lithium polymer has been the > first gen MacBook - MB Pro? Isn't it? Well most of the fuss is over the fact that like the MBA, the battery in the 17" is not removable. But I believe this battery goes further than the previous implementations of "Intelligent Batteries" by controlling it down to the individual cell level. People will whinge and cry about the non removable battery...I'm waiting for the first "But it won't last through a 12 hour trans- pacific flight!!!1!" Uhh, neither would the owner, if they seriously tried to use a 17" laptop on a seat tray...the people in the seat next to them would strangle 'em along about hour 5.... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
