I have a I7K and while I haven't watched the clock I did watch a 2 1/2 DVD movie on
a flight recently and still had battery life left. PCMCIA card I believe are on all
the time
even when you laptop is turned off. I always remove mine if I know that I won't
need
them .
Justin Scott Shriver wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Ned Bedinger wrote:
>
> > What sort of time do you Inspiron 3200 owners get from the Dell Lithium
> > battery?
> > I keep my DVD card in (but never use it on battery power), and I leave in
> > the multifunction LAN/Modem card whether I'm connected or not. I have the
> > 13.3" XGA display. I get no more than 2.5 hours, was expecting something
> > more like 4 hours. Am I running off a bad battery, or are other systems
> > getting the same performance? Is the PII 233 or the XGA a big power hog?
> >
> I don't remember the exact number but many PCMCIA modem cards can be
> significant power draws (both active and in standby). I have an HP200LX,
> which is a great DOS product that has been replaced by lousy (Win CE)
> products. Anyway, it runs on two AA's. Most current PCMCIA's drain to
> much power to use at all! Of course two AA's don't add up to a big
> lithium battery, but I would check your specs. Also, note that PC
> magazine (no hate mail please) does a reasonable job of giving realistic
> run times.
>
> > --Ned
> > Edward Bedinger
> > Technical Communications
> > Edword Co.
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