On 18 March 2010 10:39, John P. Looney <valen at tuatha.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Conor Wynne <mariconor at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> That'll be a fail then, just like the iphone.Why can manufacturers not
>> understand battery life is KEY for a portable device, especially for a
>> mobile.
>>>> They do. It's just not physically possible to power a linux box with a
> gigahertz cpu, a half gig of ram, 32GB of flash, multiple radio
> recievers/transmitters, a 800x600 display, a touchscreen sensor from a 15
> gram battery for 3 weeks. 4 hours is still more than most laptops of a
> similar spec!
Or you could just turn off the 3g stuff until you need it. I get a
week between recharges with the Hero when I'm roaming and have it set
to Use 2g Only. :-)
Have Fun,
Jim.
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