__/ [ George Peppard ] on Friday 02 June 2006 22:40 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Vista beta sucks up battery juice
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>> | ...Even so, any lowering in battery life is a blow to the rest of the PC
>> | industry. Manufacturers have found it a struggle to boost the battery
>> | life of notebook computers, even as they've made easy advances in other
>> | areas, such as disk space and processor performance.
>> |
>> | "Just when they thought they were getting closer, now they are further
>> | away," Brookwood said. Several hardware makers contacted by CNET
>> | News.com declined to comment.
>> |
>> | Microsoft acknowledged that Vista's more intense graphics do cause a hit
>> | to battery life.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-6079215.html?part=rss&tag=6079215&subj=news
>>
>> Similar problems in Windows mobile, by the way. More reasons to choose
>> something lighter (as in "engineered properly to work most efficiently").
>
> Hows the battary life on that vibrator of yours? You know - the thing
> you call the "Anal Intruder."
Is it morphin' time again, <linux-sux@xxxxxxxxx>? Go back to watching Power
Rangers and have the prctologist pull these AAA batteries out of your
rectum.
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