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The big fat lie about battery life


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Lately we've had many people complaining about the length of time their laptops last when running on batteries.

While there are many reasons for this, as a public service, I have decided to reveal the main reason: manufacturers and salespeople lie.

I know, it is hard to believe they would deliberately mislead, but they do.

read more here.....

http://www.smh.com.au/news/digital-life/ho...3423460353.html

source:Dave Thompson/The Press/SMH

image:www.symbianv3.com....Battery Blues..."Ask anyone who owns a laptop and they will say the same thing: battery life sucks. Nearly everyone reports it is less than they thought it would be."

Dave Thompson runs a computer-services company in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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