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On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:00:04 +0000 Neil Williams <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 14:38:49 +0000 > Grant Sewell <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > heavy bag I already have. I'm assuming a Centrino is the way to > > > > go for long battery life? > > > > > > Few laptops can match the battery life of Mac hardware. > > > > What are the new x86 based Mac laptops like for battery life? > > Not entirely sure, but battery life has more to do with the processor > than the OS so I doubt that x86 is going to outperform RISC, whether > OSX is used on both or not. e.g. my battery life hasn't reduced much > by swapping OSX for Debian and Debian isn't doing anything in > particular to conserve battery power compared to how it would run on > an x86 laptop. > > The "problem" with the 12" RISC iBook is the default RAM size: 128Mb. > It is worth finding a 256Mb if possible. > > Personally, I think Apple made a huge mistake moving to x86. > > Doesn't really help Julian though. I only raised old-style iBook as a > diversionary tactic. ;-) > > (Unless Julian is interested in second hand laptops, of course.) Yeah, sorry about this... I was just kinda hijacking the topic. I know that the iBooks have outstanding batterylife, and I have been considering getting an Apple laptop for sometime for this reason... I was curious if Apple had done anything fancy with the hardware to make the x86 Macbooks have as long a battery life as their PPC predecessors. If not, then there's no reason (for me) to go for an x86 Macbook over a "normal" x86 laptop considering it'd be running Debian anyway. :D --Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html