"McCollister, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I find it reasonable that a PDA need be charged every night, given that a
> full day of use can be maintained. What one defines as a "full day" is a
> function of the individual so that has to be taken into account. I know of
> people who are heavy cell phone users who think nothing of putting their
> phones in the charging cradles every night as they sleep (another form of
> human recharging). There some exceptions to this, of course, but I
maintain
> that most people (99.9%) have access to a power outlet in the evenings.
I don't think a one-day life is reasonable. For example, if you go on a
three business day trip, you should be able to use your device over the
entire trip duration without needing to carry a charger with you. Even
leaving the charger at the office and just having the device with you over
the weekend shouldn't be something you are concerned about.
I'd say a week of normal use would be on the low end for a battery charge
for a useful device. When I was at Motorola's paging group, we strived to
produce devices that would run for three months on a single AAA. My
PageWriter 2000X two-way pager (another Dragonball device) likes to be
recharged, but I've had it out of its cradle for almost a week now, and its
still at around 60% charge.
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