Simple laptop with long battery life. Hi folks, the girlfriend is looking to replace her aging 13" MacBook with a new laptop. She doesn't need anything fancy, just basic internet, youtube, email type stuff, occasional DVD watching, etc. But she does want a...

a real pounding in battery life testing. The closest result (the idle test) has the Intel platform providing 20% more battery life, while the best Intel results (DVD playback and heavy web surfing) give about 35% more battery life. Averaging all five results,...

for it to be small and light, with a long battery life. (Even then, people who'd upgraded from earlier models complained it was too big and heavy, and the batteries didn't last long enough.) With that in mind, this is what I'd like to see in a new incarnation...

wifi) for Intel laptop computers may be beneficial, especially for battery life as this was the selling point for me. So, that is my input, I do not know what size considerations you desire; it can affect the mobility and battery life (such as the 15.1...

the only good technical support is from Apple. Being that I have to buy a pc clone, what do I do? (I'm only going to use the laptop for word processing, simple spreadsheets, lots of web surfing, and burning some CDs.) Any advice would be appreciated!....

Battery life on newer Palms. Archived from groups: comp.sys.palmtops.pilot () I am looking for a straight answer. On a typical color Palm such as the T5, or Palm Zire, how long of battery life can you get? I hear that on many PPC's you only get 3-5 hours...

by Intel, so ignore the Centrino brand, just look for Pentium M is you want a nice, small, long battery life notebook. = The views stated herein are my personal views, and not necessarily the views of my wife. = Wow! Thank you both very much for all the...

Buying new notebook, need help choosing. I am looking for a nice laptop that I can keep for a few years without getting too obsolete, and want decent battery life and gaming performance. Ive been looking at the HP DV6t Quad (15.6 inch screen 1366x768, i7...