Friday, July 23, 2010
Acer Aspire TimelineX AS4820T-3697 14-Inch Laptop (11.5 Hours Battery Life)
This model comes with an Intel Core i5-450M 2.4Ghz processor, a 500GB hard drive and 4GB of DDR3 RAM. For graphics and multimedia playback, this laptop has a 14-inch HD wide-screen, Intel HD graphics and a set of excellent stereo speakers. The audio on this machine comes with 3rd generation Dolby Theater technology.
Some of the other features on this laptop includes an 8x DVD drive, Bluetooth connectivity, 802.11b.g.n wi-fi, a memory card reader, multi-touch track-pad, HDMI output and a 1.3MP web cam. It runs on the Windows 7 Home Premium OS. The 9-cell battery on this laptop can last up to 11.5 hours on one charge, which is astounding for a 14-inch laptop.
Long Battery Life Laptops (Feb 2010)
Most of the notebooks with long battery life are ultra-slim laptops. Other than Apple MacBook laptops (their battery can last up to 7 hours), there are very few full-featured laptops with good battery life. Apple MacBook laptops make use of lithium-polymer batteries (as opposed to the common lithium ion).
Ultra-slim notebooks on the other hand were able to have great battery life spans thanks to their energy efficient processors. At the moment Asus, Toshiba and Acer are the leading brands (Windows based) when it comes to long battery lifespan. The other major laptop brands don't seem too interested in producing such models.