Comments on: Macworld '09: 17-inch MacBook Pro With 8-Hour Battery http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090106/macworld-09-17-macbook-pro/ by John Paczkowski Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:08:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Weekend Update 1.11.09 | Beth Callaghan | Digital Daily | AllThingsD http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090106/macworld-09-17-macbook-pro/comment-page-1/#comment-4281 Weekend Update 1.11.09 | Beth Callaghan | Digital Daily | AllThingsD Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:44:11 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=10708#comment-4281 [...] event. Phil Schiller did a solid job delivering the keynote in Jobs’ place, introducing a new 17-inch MacBook Pro with an eight-hour internal battery and some innovative updates to iWork and iLife. Schiller ended [...] [...] event. Phil Schiller did a solid job delivering the keynote in Jobs’ place, introducing a new 17-inch MacBook Pro with an eight-hour internal battery and some innovative updates to iWork and iLife. Schiller ended [...]

]]> By: Macworld ’09 LIVE | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090106/macworld-09-17-macbook-pro/comment-page-1/#comment-4180 Macworld ’09 LIVE | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:06:50 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=10708#comment-4180 [...] Macworld ’09: 17-inch MacBook Pro With 8-Hour Battery [...] [...] Macworld ’09: 17-inch MacBook Pro With 8-Hour Battery [...]

]]> By: Macworld 2009: Live and in Living Color | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090106/macworld-09-17-macbook-pro/comment-page-1/#comment-4167 Macworld 2009: Live and in Living Color | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:29:40 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=10708#comment-4167 [...] a highpoint or two: changes in pricing and digital rights management for iTunes store, a new “17 MacBook Pro with an 8-hour battery-life and a surprise appearance by crooner Tony Bennett, among them. After [...] [...] a highpoint or two: changes in pricing and digital rights management for iTunes store, a new “17 MacBook Pro with an 8-hour battery-life and a surprise appearance by crooner Tony Bennett, among them. After [...]

]]> By: Phil Baker http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20090106/macworld-09-17-macbook-pro/comment-page-1/#comment-4162 Phil Baker Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:02:06 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=10708#comment-4162 All notebook batteries now have built in chips to monitor and control charging. Without more specifics, this announcement can either be something new or something old. But up to 8 hours in marketing speak usually means 5 hours. 2 to 3 charges per day for heavy users means the battery lasts about a year and a half. A non-removable battery really seems like a poor tradeoff for longer battery life and a slightly thinner case. All notebook batteries now have built in chips to monitor and control charging. Without more specifics, this announcement can either be something new or something old.

But up to 8 hours in marketing speak usually means 5 hours. 2 to 3 charges per day for heavy users means the battery lasts about a year and a half. A non-removable battery really seems like a poor tradeoff for longer battery life and a slightly thinner case.

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