Whil, The basic answer is yes on two fronts. One of which is demonstrated here in the second graph down:
http://www.mpoweruk.com/performance.htm Also friction will increase on metal surfaces the tighter the contact fit is. On hard disks particularly the "drag" factor of spinning up hard disks can increase dramatically when cold. Solution: Move to a warmer climate! Dave Crozier -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whil Hentzen (Pro*) Sent: 05 February 2007 16:19 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold? So there I am, in the basement, wearing my four pair o' corduroys, dinking around on the wind trainer. I have my Mac set up on a stand in front of the bike to watch whatever trash Netflix has heaved my way recently. I've been getting about 70-75 minutes of DVD playing time. Today it bailed on me at 65 minutes. The only difference (battery was fully charged from last night) is that it's about 15F in the basement this morning, up from it's normal 27 or 28. (Outside it's 12 below, F. All Milwaukee schools were closed. The wimps.) Of course, I didn't find out that everyone else was going to be sleeping in until after I had gotten up at oh-dark-freezin'-thirty, stretched, dressed, and lugged everything down to the basement. Ugh. Should I be getting more than 75 minutes on a Mac PowerBook G4 battery for playing DVD? Walter Mossberg keeps boasting about how he gets 3 or 5 hours on his 'endurance' tests, but I suspect that he falls asleep halfway through his tests, and doesn't realize that the battery is hibernating on him without him knowing it. He's really old, you know. Same high school graduating class as Ted, last I heard. Whil [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
