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On 02/05/2020 8:30 p.m., Kurt Weiske : August Abolins wrote:


 AA> How long does that thing run on battery?

> 20 hours on 4 AA batteries.

Good ol' LCD displays are very efficient.  Nice.

So.. how far along are you with the novel?    I bet you get a lot of stares
in public from little kids when you are working on your m100.


 AA> I find that 3rd-party batteries for vintage laptops don't last very long..

> I have a T42, and battery quality was hit and miss for me too. You definitely
> get what you pay for; I could pay $20 for a battery that would last a year or
> $40 for one that lasted 3-4 years.
I've had modest luck with a 3rd-party battery for my more recent T60. The max
hrs I get is 4.  But that seems to be steady still after 6 years.  Battery use
is not a critical need since I use it primary at my home-base.  I would rarely
need to carry it around.

Meanwhile I have a Thinkpad 540p (OT: not vintage, but getting there!) equipped
with a SSD.  Runs super quiet, and the whole package is pretty good as a
refurbished unit with a genuine IBM battery albiet it reports 3.5 hrs max
unless
I reduce screen brightness or make sure it turns off within a few short
minutes.


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