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Laptops with the Longest Battery Life?

Posted by Cliff on from the built-to-last dept.

Yi Ding asks: "Recently, I have been investigating laptops for clients, and the majority of the complaints about current laptops is battery life. Most laptops just don't have enough juice to even finish a single DVD or write an article for 4-5 hours in an internet cafe. Of course, one can lug around extra battery packs, but it's a pain and often defeats the purpose of having a laptop in the first place, portability. What have your experiences with battery life been and where can I find the longest lasting, reasonably robust, laptop?"

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  1. New Thinkpads and plugs. by Jaywalk · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    IBM makes some great laptops, but the battery life has always sucked rocks. But according
    to this article it looks like the latest model has gotten up to a six hour plus lifespan. Of course, it still costs a bundle.

    I live on my laptop and it's an older IBM model, so the battery life is pretty rotten. My solution has just been to find a plug. If I'm on the road, I keep a power converter in the car and plug the laptop in so I can run at a full charge. It's also good for keeping the three-year-old entertained on a long car trip.

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  2. Re:PowerBook by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    3.5 hours is not that much considering I used to get that kind of battery life with my 3 years old HP omnibook.

  3. Re:-1: Offtopic, +503: Service Unavailable by strictnein · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Finally! Proof that a 4 digit UID does not = knowledge

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  4. Re:The most beautiful 12" Powerbook is the BEST by the_2nd_coming · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    get a head set dork.

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