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Navck · #1 Post by **Navck** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:10 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:TPad_Hist.jpg
Interesting littile thing. They got a few TPs mislabeled tho

#2 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:43 pm

Pretty cool but they have a 760 labled as a 755.

ThinkPad R · #3 Post by **ThinkPad R** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:35 pm

My friends don't agree, but I think that ThinkPad made many landmarks and standards in the history of PC.

As ThinkPads began to use magnesium & titanium casing, other computer companies did also (especially on their premium models).

ThinkPads had full size keyboard--> full size keyboard for other laptops too.

TPM encryption & backup & hard drive protection --> others like Toshiba provide them too.

ThinkPad R40 was the 1st notebook computer in the history of PC to have a 5.5 hours of battery life off a standard battery. Now, 4.5~6.5 hours is the standard battery life for nearly all mainstream laptops.

ThinkPad was the world's first tablet pc--> Tablet PC today.

ThinkPads usually have most of the ports--> other laptops designers "TRY" to make their computers have most of the ports, but in a few cases, like the SONY VAIO ultrathin laptop (I forgot its name), a few of the ports are gone.

Navck · #4 Post by **Navck** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:30 pm

You're kidding me on battery life, I see sooo many laptops today that average 2 or less hours. That may just be because of the biased population of media books, and ultra widescreen unportables. But again, 4 hours is a bit high (Aunts T42 gets 4 hours, my T43 gets 3 hours 30-45 minutes)

#5 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:41 pm

My 760ED can get about anywhere from three to four hours of battery life, give or take depending on usage if I have both batteries installed and anywhere between about two hours (give or take according to usage) with a single battery installed. My 760E is about the same.

Even though it takes having both batteries installed for my ThinkPad to do what many ThinkPads can do with a single battery probably isn't too impresive here but the fact that you can pull that off with laptops as old as these is very impressive I think.

My friend who owns an i1200 that was made in 2000 gets about 5 minutes (when you're lucky) with it's NiMH battery. It seems that if you don't take ultra good care with those NiMH batteries, they just won't last long at all.

My dad's Dell D600 (or maybe it's a 610, I'm not too sure) gets between an estimated two and three hours of battery life. The figures a little rough because noones ever counted but I do remember it being good enough to get through a DVD movie and still have a small amount of juice left.

Navck · #6 Post by **Navck** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:46 pm

Well I get that 3.5 shiny hours off a 6 cell battery pack, my aunt gets that 4 hours (Plus a few minutes) from a 6 cell pack too

But all the XPS Generation 1 + 2 + 9200s + Generic Widescreens You See At Your Electronics Store Sold For 7999 Dollars US = 20 minutes (Trust me, its the kids at school I see this number from, they carry 3 spares usually.)

Temetka · #7 Post by **Temetka** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 2:12 am

ThinkPad R wrote:ThinkPad R40 was the 1st notebook computer in the history of PC to have a 5.5 hours of battery life off a standard battery. Now, 4.5~6.5 hours is the standard battery life for nearly all mainstream laptops.

If by PC you mean a wintel machine, then methinks you are correct. However the original iBook boasted a 5 hour battery. The Pismo which launched in 2000 with a 400 or 500MHz PPC G3 CPU could run dual 5400mw batteries. Giving a field usage ove 8+ hours. I can verify this as my Pismo still get's over 7 hours of life off the 2 stock batteries I ordered it with.

Currently my T23 with a T30 battery and Ultrabay 2000 battery gets around 4 hours of usage + or - 20 minutes depending on what I am doing.

#8 Post by **AlphaKilo470** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 7:16 am

If I'm not mistaken, the Apple Macintosh Portable which was released in 1989 had some sort of insane battery life as well. If I'm memory serves me correct, you could get up to ten hours on a full charge with a new battery. This is at a time when most laptops were considered to be good with battery life if they could get at least an hour and a half.

Temetka · #9 Post by **Temetka** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 2:54 pm

Yeah. The original Mac Portable also used lead acid batteries. Like the kind found under the hood of your car. Sure they lasted a long time, but they are bulky and heavy. That's why car batteries have not shrunk in size in the last 20 years or so.

I want a fuel cell for my T23.

ThinkPad R · #10 Post by **ThinkPad R** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:15 pm

I supposed that R40 was the 1st to have max 5.5 (average bat of 4 hours) because CNet said so.

Temetka · #11 Post by **Temetka** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:18 am

C|NET...Now there's a reputable source of information...

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