Long Lasting Linux Laptops?

[jabr at blu.org (John Abreau)]

Lar Kaufman <lark at world.std.com> writes:

> John, I believe I'm going to be doing a book on Laptop Linux. The C1X is
> a fairly unique system I'd like to discuss for its special features. Maybe
> we could meet and have a chat about your experiences etc.? 

I particularly like it for its size and weight; tiny for a laptop, it's
almost small enough to be called a palmtop. Maybe "palm-and-wrist-top"
says it best, as I can hold it like that comfortably for quite a while
(I'm doing so as I type this, for instance). As I said earlier, the battery
life is the only problem I have with it; in every other respect, I really
love this machine. From some of the responses I've seen earlier, it seems
that this short battery life is not atypical; most folks have reported
getting only two to three hours.

> BTW, there is a company that makes a slim pad that can be used as a mousepad
> or stuck underneath a laptop system that happens to be an auxiliary power
> supply for laptops. Apparently it's got an inverter built in, as you simply
> plug your laptop into it, and its good for 16 hours of operation for a 
> typical laptop computer. Takes about 4 hours to recharge. Costs $495 suggested
> retail, if I recall correctly. If you are interested, I'll look for the 
> magazine article and provide details.

Interesting. That sounds like a better solution than replacing the C1X.
Details would be much appreciated.

> What version of Linux are you running on your laptop?

I'm running redhat 6.0 at the moment; I'll probably upgrade shortly after
the 2.4 kernel comes out.


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