On Aug 18, 2011, at 4:24 PM, tedg wrote: > I am investing in the Pismo as a portable writing machine. I will be > doing nothing but writing 500-1500 word texts. Unformatted is okay. > The ability to transfer easily to main machine is a must (like > Dropbox). > > I expect to be using this machine on long flights (very long ones). > > My question is: does anyone have any tips on maximizing battery power? > In particular, is Tiger better than OS 9.2 in this regard? A > lightweight linux?
One tip, I have a couple of toilet seat iBooks. Both, with new batteries, seemed to run forever, well, 4 - 6 hours certainly. I don't know how it compares to the Pismo, mine came with old battery but I think it gets about 2 hours at least. Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, 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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
