12-09-2002, 11:36 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Strong Dell Axim X5 Battery Life
I'm in the midst of running my battery tests on the Axim, and while it's too early to make any firm conclusions about the run time of the Axim X5, I'm impressed so far - when the backlight was set to the lowest setting, the Dell stayed on for 14 hours before shutting off (I run them into the ground). For comparison, the Jornada 565 lasted 8.8 hours, and the iPAQ 3870 lasted six hours. Not bad Dell, not bad at all. 8)
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12-09-2002, 11:49 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 268
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What Dell has on it's side is sheer brute force, 1440mah battery, nice :wink: Probably the biggest PPC battery yet :!: Let's not forget the optional extra large battery coming out soon. I just can't wait to get my hands on one of these things  Without even having it yet, and knowing the simple minor complaints and gripes people have with them (malcontents :P ), I'd have to say this is the best bang for the buck out their in PDA land, ever I should be receiving mine tomorrow for sure 8)
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12-10-2002, 12:23 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 253
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A better comparison would have been with the 39xx which uses a transreflective screen and has the best battery life of all PocketPCs
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12-10-2002, 12:38 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 381
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i agree about the 3900 test- doesn't it also have a 1400, or maybe 1500 mAh battery?
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12-10-2002, 12:44 AM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Originally Posted by enemy2k2
What Dell has on it's side is sheer brute force, 1440mah battery, nice :wink: Probably the biggest PPC battery yet :!: Let's not forget the optional extra large battery coming out soon. I just can't wait to get my hands on one of these things Without even having it yet, and knowing the simple minor complaints and gripes people have with them (malcontents :P ), I'd have to say this is the best bang for the buck out their in PDA land, ever I should be receiving mine tomorrow for sure 8) |
I dunno - my Casio e-125 has a 1440 mah battery, and it doesn't last NEARLY as long as the numbers that Dell is achieving. I'd say it's good engineering and power management, rather than brute force. 
Needless to say, I'll be glad of the extra time I'll get with my Axim!
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12-10-2002, 12:53 AM
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Executive Editor
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Originally Posted by Boxster S
A better comparison would have been with the 39xx which uses a transreflective screen and has the best battery life of all PocketPCs
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If someone wants to send me one, I'd be glad to test it.
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12-10-2002, 12:56 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
If someone wants to send me one, I'd be glad to test it. |
Send me one too, I'll "test" it for you...
Daniel
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12-10-2002, 01:11 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2002
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What Dell has on it's side is sheer brute force, 1440mah battery, nice Probably the biggest PPC battery yet
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The Jornada 560 series also boast a 1440 (or 1400) mah battery. The Dell most likely benefits from a less power-intensive Transreflective display and x-scale processor.
Cheers!
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12-10-2002, 01:27 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2002
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I've noticed much better battery life with my Axim 400Mhz as opposed to my iPaq 3955. Some of it i'm sure has to do with the fact that my iPaq screen is brighter than my Axim screen, however, I think alot of it also has to do with the auto-scaling of the CPU on the Axim. It only shifts to 400Mhz when I need it otherwise it stays down at the power saving 200Mhz speed. 8) WooHoo Dell!!
Cheers!
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12-10-2002, 01:33 AM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2004
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I concur, I run my X5 playing MP3's screen off full 400MHz, 3 hours and only used up around 20% of my battery. So far so good the battery is really impressive, I am not sure if I needed the extended battery.
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