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atari1356
May 8, 2004, 08:22 AM
Apple recently posted a PowerBook technical overview PDF:

http://www.apple.com/powerbook/pdf/PowerBookG4_TechOverview_04292004.pdf

There's some interesting stuff in there, including a description of how the backlit keyboard works. The most interesting thing though is this chart about battery life:

Battery life performance results

17-inch PowerBook G4
Maximum Up to 4 hours, 30 minutes
Wireless networking Up to 3 hours, 45 minutes
DVD playback Up to 2 hours, 15 minutes

15-inch PowerBook G4
Maximum Up to 4 hours, 30 minutes
Wireless networking Up to 3 hours
DVD playback Up to 2 hours, 15 minutes

12-inch PowerBook G4
Maximum Up to 5 hours
Wireless networking Up to 3 hours, 45 minutes
DVD playback Up to 2 hours, 45 minutes

Results may vary depending on configuration.

Strange that the 15" says 3 hours for Wireless networking, while the 17" gets 3 hours 45 minutes? Yet the other times are the same between the two. :confused:



aswitcher
May 8, 2004, 08:50 AM
Strange that the 15" says 3 hours for Wireless networking, while the 17" gets 3 hours 45 minutes? Yet the other times are the same between the two. :confused:


Yeah odd.