[Ti] Battery Life?

[Seymour J. Wolfson]

>On Friday, January 24, 2003, at 01:33 PM, Seymour J. Wolfson wrote:
>
>>I have one of the original TiPB when they first came out, and, as I 
>>recall, they were supposed to last about 4 hours on the battery.  I 
>>have been doing OK for a long time, but most recently I noticed 
>>that after about 1.5 hours, the battery gives out.
>
>the battery life stated is always under the minimal use.
>The reality is that many factors bite into that time. If you have 
>Airport on, you greatly reduce battery life. The backlight cuts down 
>time, more when brightest. A CD/DVD in the drive uses energy. So do 
>external FireWire or USB devices, including a USB keyboard light. 
>Processor performance too. The Energy Saver panel of System Prefs 
>can help - a bit. Processor-heavy work costs. (There may be more 
>factors that I'm forgetting.)
>
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>Deborah Shadovitz, Author, Instructor & Speaker ~ shadovitz- dot-com
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Thanks.  Now I recall the new item which is a new laser projector I 
am using.  I'll bet that also draws a lot of battery power.  It is 
300 lumen unit.  Since that is the newest item I am using, that must 
be the culprit.  It is not the battery, it is the attachments.  What 
do you think?
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Seymour