Which PowerBook Has The Longest Battery Life?

[LaMerVipere]

I was wondering which PowerBook G4 has the longest battery life when it comes to real world use; the 12", 15" or 17"? Anyone who owns either of these and can chime in would be greatly appreciated!

Battery life is a big issue for me, and even the battery life on my iBook G4 isn't really what I would call "good". This bothers me considering most people on the boards are all "PowerBooks don't come anywhere near the iBooks in battery life!" err...

–LMV

 

[JOD8FY]

Definetely the 12". Smaller screen, slower CPU...etc. It makes sense. Don't get me wrong though, the 12" is a wonderful machine .

Best wishes,
JOD8FY

 

[jxyama]

my one year old 12" PB (867 MHz, 640 MB RAM) gets about 3.5 to 4 hours at max. at most ideal conditions. it used to get 4.5 hours easily under modest use.

and i believe 12" has the longest battery life among the powerbooks.

(remember that different machines come with different capacity batteries - it's not just a matter of power consumption...)

 

[dopefiend]

From the Apple website, the 12inch iBook gets the longest battery life.

 

[wide]

12-inch, no question.

 

[QCassidy352]

just curious what you do think is "good" battery life? 'cause in my experience ibooks get way over 4 hours even on highest settings, and seems pretty good to me.

 

[LaMerVipere]

Hmm, how much shorter is the battery life on a 15" PowerBook as opposed to the 12"?