Comments on: Eee PCs to get “whole-day” battery life and an Eee-drive http://jkontherun.com/2008/07/25/eee-pcs-to-get/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:29:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: jg http://jkontherun.com/2008/07/25/eee-pcs-to-get/#comment-5714 jg Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:18:08 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/eee-pcs-to-get#comment-5714 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>My Q1 external battery cell just died (completely) the other week. I looked on the back and it actually says something like "this battery is exhaustible", which I now understand to mean "this 'rechargeable' battery will not last more than a year". It makes me think twice about replacing it with another, although they are SO useful when out and about. </p> </div>

My Q1 external battery cell just died (completely) the other week. I looked on the back and it actually says something like “this battery is exhaustible”, which I now understand to mean “this ‘rechargeable’ battery will not last more than a year”. It makes me think twice about replacing it with another, although they are SO useful when out and about.

]]> By: Allan_Jones http://jkontherun.com/2008/07/25/eee-pcs-to-get/#comment-5716 Allan_Jones Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:00:20 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/eee-pcs-to-get#comment-5716 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>It's interesting what a stumbling block the battery continues the be. This is the really hard technological problem in this area, but not the most glamorous. I don't think there are any breakthroughs coming in batteries, just incremental improvements.</p> </div>

It’s interesting what a stumbling block the battery continues the be. This is the really hard technological problem in this area, but not the most glamorous. I don’t think there are any breakthroughs coming in batteries, just incremental improvements.

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