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On 30 Oct 2007, at 23:42, Julian Hall wrote: > Clare Shepherd wrote: >> Yes, I fancied one too, Simon. Do tell about the battery life. I take >> it from your post that it's unacceptably short. >> Clare > 2:45 according to this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC > > 3:00 according to http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=7317 > > 2:45 - 3.30 - http://eeepc.asus.com/en/product.htm > > Either way, that is no doubt the performance of a brand new battery. > Given that they drop like a stone in fairly short order, after a few > months you'll probably be lucky to get 1:15 - 1:30 out of it. > > As Simon says, 'unacceptably low'. > > Kind regards, > > Julian > Oh well, back to the drawing board. Thanks for the links Julian. Seems the designer's brain was out to lunch re battery. When you think of the battery life of the old Psions with much less sophisticated batteries, it gives one pause for thought. Clare -- 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