Posted by Alan Baker on 12/26/96 11:32

In article <0001HW.BFA4F9D4015CE577F0488550@news.verizon.net>,
Lefty Bigfoot <nunya@busyness.info> wrote:

> Alan Baker wrote
> (in article <alangbaker-5E7A50.13285719112005@news.telus.net>):
>
> >> i heard the ipod can only play video for 2 hours before the battery is
> >> empty - is that true? - if so maybe it's a good idea for the future that
> >> isnt there yet.
> >
> > Hey, here's a thought:
> >
> > Why not look it up on Apple's *website*?
>
> Because commercial websites lie, particularly about battery
> life. It's well-known that battery life estimates, particularly
> for the iPod, but more generally just about everywhere, are
> inflated.

Fine. But you can get an *idea* from looking at them, can't you?

For instance:

<http://www.apple.com/ipod/specs.html>

Battery life

30GB: Up to 14 hours of music playback; up to 3 hours of slideshows with
music; up to 2 hours of video playback

60GB: Up to 20 hours of music playback; up to 4 hours of slideshows with
music; up to 3 hours of video playback"

That, at least, puts it in perspective, doesn't it?

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect
if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."

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