Posted by Lefty Bigfoot on 12/26/86 11:32

Alan Baker wrote
(in article <alangbaker-991C9C.14213519112005@news.telus.net>):


>>> 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?

You get an *idea* what Apple claims they should be, yes.

> <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"

Right. Now factor in display brightness, and even recently a
rumor that turning on multiple "clocks" in your iPod (for
various time zones) will cause performance issues (and likely
more battery drain), and you can guess that battery life is
highly variable. plus, battery life when new is not going to
reflect what it will be months down the road.




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