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Old 10-03-2002, 01:13 AM
toshtoshtosh
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Join Date: Oct 2002
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I still don't know about that 5 hour battery life figure you guys are throwing around. It sounds inaccurate.

From what I remember that was extrapolated from Sony's statement "half an hour a day for 10 days"?

In that case it's pretty good, because an Xscale PPC will lose over half its power in 10 days even when it's off (if not more).

Which means that the Sony can get 5 hours (backlight off) with less than half the battery. This could mean 10 or 15 hours use over the span of one day. Either way, the 5 hour estimate (backlight off) is wrong, and should not be used as a basis for comparison.
 
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