Best laptop battery life?

I've had several laptops, and learned that getting more than an hour and a half running time was something rare and precious... So I'm looking for any tips from the group on a reasonably full-featured laptop (no PDA's need apply) that will give me at least four hours of running time. Other features that would be useful: Compatible with Linux, small and lightweight, and cheap... But I'm not "looking for the Holy Grail", so I'll settle for the longest battery life I can get. Karl S. -- And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant. Matthew 20:27 KJV

Karl S. wrote: > I've had several laptops, and learned that getting more than an hour > and a half running time was something rare and precious... So I'm > looking for any tips from the group on a reasonably full-featured > laptop (no PDA's need apply) that will give me at least four hours of > running time. > Other features that would be useful: Compatible with Linux, small and > lightweight, and cheap... But I'm not "looking for the Holy Grail", so > I'll settle for the longest battery life I can get. > > Karl S. Look for laptops running the 1.0 Mhz Pentium M. Most are small form factor notebooks with almost full size keyboards and have exceptional battery life. Exact battery life is too contingent on user preferences and uses to quote exact numbers. Q

Quaoar wrote: > Karl S. wrote: > >>I've had several laptops, and learned that getting more than an hour >>and a half running time was something rare and precious... So I'm >>looking for any tips from the group on a reasonably full-featured >>laptop (no PDA's need apply) that will give me at least four hours of >>running time. >>Other features that would be useful: Compatible with Linux, small and >>lightweight, and cheap... But I'm not "looking for the Holy Grail", so >>I'll settle for the longest battery life I can get. >> >>Karl S. > > > Look for laptops running the 1.0 Mhz Pentium M. Most are small form > factor notebooks with almost full size keyboards and have exceptional > battery life. Exact battery life is too contingent on user preferences > and uses to quote exact numbers. > > Q > > Thanks for the info. And I'll assume you meant 1.0 Ghz? I do that all the time, myself.. Mhz/Ghz... Karl S. -- And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant. Matthew 20:27 KJV

Stavros Christoforou wrote: > Karl S. wrote: > >> I've had several laptops, and learned that getting more than an hour >> and a half running time was something rare and precious... So I'm >> looking for any tips from the group on a reasonably full-featured >> laptop (no PDA's need apply) that will give me at least four hours of >> running time. >> >> Other features that would be useful: Compatible with Linux, small and >> lightweight, and cheap... But I'm not "looking for the Holy Grail", so >> I'll settle for the longest battery life I can get. >> >> Karl S. > > > IBM X40. Now there's a definitive answer! I'll Google that make and model, and see if I can afford it. Thanks! Karl S. -- And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant. Matthew 20:27 KJV

Karl S. wrote: > I've had several laptops, and learned that getting more than an hour and > a half running time was something rare and precious... So I'm looking > for any tips from the group on a reasonably full-featured laptop (no > PDA's need apply) that will give me at least four hours of running time. > > Other features that would be useful: Compatible with Linux, small and > lightweight, and cheap... But I'm not "looking for the Holy Grail", so > I'll settle for the longest battery life I can get. > > Karl S. My best todate is on a COMPAQ 700US, AMD Athlon 4 1600, Gentoo, 2.6.11.7 with cpufreqd and laptop-mode.... I can eek out almost 3 hours with "normal usage". 4 hours would be nice.... -- ****************************************************************************** Registered Linux User Number 185956 FSF Associate Member number 2340 since 05/20/2004 Join me in chat at #linux-users on irc.freenode.net Buy an Xbox for $149.00, run linux on it and Microsoft loses $150.00! 8:41pm up 4 days, 3:48, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00

Karl S. wrote: > Quaoar wrote: >> Karl S. wrote: >> >>> I've had several laptops, and learned that getting more than an hour >>> and a half running time was something rare and precious... So I'm >>> looking for any tips from the group on a reasonably full-featured >>> laptop (no PDA's need apply) that will give me at least four hours >>> of running time. >>> Other features that would be useful: Compatible with Linux, small >>> and lightweight, and cheap... But I'm not "looking for the Holy >>> Grail", so I'll settle for the longest battery life I can get. >>> >>> Karl S. >> >> >> Look for laptops running the 1.0 Mhz Pentium M. Most are small form >> factor notebooks with almost full size keyboards and have exceptional >> battery life. Exact battery life is too contingent on user >> preferences and uses to quote exact numbers. >> >> Q >> >> > Thanks for the info. And I'll assume you meant 1.0 Ghz? > I do that all the time, myself.. Mhz/Ghz... > > Karl S. Heh. Just came home from back surgery with many happy medications. I'm surprised that was the only error! Q

Quaoar wrote: > Karl S. wrote: > >>Quaoar wrote: >> >>>Karl S. wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I've had several laptops, and learned that getting more than an hour >>>>and a half running time was something rare and precious... So I'm >>>>looking for any tips from the group on a reasonably full-featured >>>>laptop (no PDA's need apply) that will give me at least four hours >>>>of running time. >>>>Other features that would be useful: Compatible with Linux, small >>>>and lightweight, and cheap... But I'm not "looking for the Holy >>>>Grail", so I'll settle for the longest battery life I can get. >>>> >>>>Karl S. >>> >>> >>>Look for laptops running the 1.0 Mhz Pentium M. Most are small form >>>factor notebooks with almost full size keyboards and have exceptional >>>battery life. Exact battery life is too contingent on user >>>preferences and uses to quote exact numbers. >>> >>>Q >>> >>> >> >>Thanks for the info. And I'll assume you meant 1.0 Ghz? >>I do that all the time, myself.. Mhz/Ghz... >> >>Karl S. > > > Heh. Just came home from back surgery with many happy medications. I'm > surprised that was the only error! > > Q > > That's just unfair, they never let you have those happy medications unless you're in no condition to enjoy them... Anyway, using your info and Stavros's, I should be able to make a choice on a laptop. The IBM X40 looks sweet, but I think I'd miss having a CD drive. Maybe... Uh... Still thinking that one over... My current working laptop is a Compaq Presario 1244, (AMD K6-2 300 Mhz, with 96 Mb RAM. Not exactly cutting-edge technology...) which I've modified slightly with a 20 Gb hard drive, dual-booting Windows 98 and Mandrake 10.0 linux. I've decided to avoid any laptop incorporating a cooling fan. Heat means wasted battery power... Karl S.

Heat is the major factor in premature failure and instability. Mainboards/CPU/ and yes even the battery hates heat. I get 5:30 to 6 hrs on a single battey charge with a fan. Bob PM 1.7 1024 MB ram 32 MB video "Karl S." <null_dev@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:eNl7e.5917$yq6.1339@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Quaoar wrote: >> Karl S. wrote: >> >>>Quaoar wrote: >>> >>>>Karl S. wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>I've had several laptops, and learned that getting more than an hour >>>>>and a half running time was something rare and precious... So I'm >>>>>looking for any tips from the group on a reasonably full-featured >>>>>laptop (no PDA's need apply) that will give me at least four hours >>>>>of running time. >>>>>Other features that would be useful: Compatible with Linux, small >>>>>and lightweight, and cheap... But I'm not "looking for the Holy >>>>>Grail", so I'll settle for the longest battery life I can get. >>>>> >>>>>Karl S. >>>> >>>> >>>>Look for laptops running the 1.0 Mhz Pentium M. Most are small form >>>>factor notebooks with almost full size keyboards and have exceptional >>>>battery life. Exact battery life is too contingent on user >>>>preferences and uses to quote exact numbers. >>>> >>>>Q >>>> >>>> >>> >>>Thanks for the info. And I'll assume you meant 1.0 Ghz? >>>I do that all the time, myself.. Mhz/Ghz... >>> >>>Karl S. >> >> >> Heh. Just came home from back surgery with many happy medications. I'm >> surprised that was the only error! >> >> Q > That's just unfair, they never let you have those happy medications unless > you're in no condition to enjoy them... Anyway, using your info and > Stavros's, I should be able to make a choice on a laptop. The IBM X40 > looks sweet, but I think I'd miss having a CD drive. Maybe... Uh... Still > thinking that one over... > > My current working laptop is a Compaq Presario 1244, (AMD K6-2 300 Mhz, > with 96 Mb RAM. Not exactly cutting-edge technology...) which I've > modified slightly with a 20 Gb hard drive, dual-booting Windows 98 and > Mandrake 10.0 linux. I've decided to avoid any laptop incorporating a > cooling fan. Heat means wasted battery power... > > Karl S.

Bob wrote: > Heat is the major factor in premature failure and instability. > Mainboards/CPU/ and yes even the battery hates heat. I get 5:30 to 6 hrs on > a single battey charge with a fan. > > > Bob > > PM 1.7 > 1024 MB ram > 32 MB video > > 5:30 hours is an extremely good run-time for a laptop, could you tell me its make and model? Karl S. -- And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant. Matthew 20:27 KJV

Quaoar wrote: > Karl S. wrote: >> Quaoar wrote: >>> Karl S. wrote: >>> >>>> I've had several laptops, and learned that getting more than an hour >>>> and a half running time was something rare and precious... So I'm >>>> looking for any tips from the group on a reasonably full-featured >>>> laptop (no PDA's need apply) that will give me at least four hours >>>> of running time. >>>> Other features that would be useful: Compatible with Linux, small >>>> and lightweight, and cheap... But I'm not "looking for the Holy >>>> Grail", so I'll settle for the longest battery life I can get. >>>> >>>> Karl S. >>> >>> >>> Look for laptops running the 1.0 Mhz Pentium M. Most are small form >>> factor notebooks with almost full size keyboards and have exceptional >>> battery life. Exact battery life is too contingent on user >>> preferences and uses to quote exact numbers. >>> >>> Q >>> >>> >> Thanks for the info. And I'll assume you meant 1.0 Ghz? >> I do that all the time, myself.. Mhz/Ghz... >> >> Karl S. > > Heh. Just came home from back surgery with many happy medications. I'm > surprised that was the only error! > > Q Glad you made it home. How did the surgery go? -- ****************************************************************************** Registered Linux User Number 185956 FSF Associate Member number 2340 since 05/20/2004 Join me in chat at #linux-users on irc.freenode.net Buy an Xbox for $149.00, run linux on it and Microsoft loses $150.00! 12:21am up 6 days, 7:28, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00

Gateway M320X Bob "Karl S." <null_dev@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:_SD7e.6363$lP1.4249@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net... > Bob wrote: >> Heat is the major factor in premature failure and instability. >> Mainboards/CPU/ and yes even the battery hates heat. I get 5:30 to 6 hrs >> on a single battey charge with a fan. >> >> >> Bob >> >> PM 1.7 >> 1024 MB ram >> 32 MB video >> >> > 5:30 hours is an extremely good run-time for a laptop, could you tell me > its make and model? > > Karl S. > -- > And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant. > Matthew 20:27 KJV

On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 02:41:41 GMT, "Karl S." <null_dev@earthlink.net> wrote: >I've had several laptops, and learned that getting more than an hour and >a half running time was something rare and precious... So I'm looking >for any tips from the group on a reasonably full-featured laptop (no >PDA's need apply) that will give me at least four hours of running time. > >Other features that would be useful: Compatible with Linux, small and >lightweight, and cheap... But I'm not "looking for the Holy Grail", so >I'll settle for the longest battery life I can get. I get five hours from my 1.4 Ghz Centrino based notebook. >Karl S. >-- >And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant. >Matthew 20:27 KJV For God so hated the world that he had his only son killed so that whosoever would believe in him would believe anything. Barry

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