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   On 02/05/2020 8:30 p.m., Kurt Weiske : August Abolins wrote:   
      
      
    AA> How long does that thing run on battery?   
      
   > 20 hours on 4 AA batteries.   
      
   Good ol' LCD displays are very efficient.  Nice.   
      
   So.. how far along are you with the novel?    I bet you get a lot of stares   
   in public from little kids when you are working on your m100.   
      
      
    AA> I find that 3rd-party batteries for vintage laptops don't last very long..   
      
   > I have a T42, and battery quality was hit and miss for me too. You definitely   
   > get what you pay for; I could pay $20 for a battery that would last a year or   
   > $40 for one that lasted 3-4 years.   
   I've had modest luck with a 3rd-party battery for my more recent T60. The max   
   hrs I get is 4.  But that seems to be steady still after 6 years.  Battery use   
   is not a critical need since I use it primary at my home-base.  I would rarely   
   need to carry it around.   
      
   Meanwhile I have a Thinkpad 540p (OT: not vintage, but getting there!) equipped   
   with a SSD.  Runs super quiet, and the whole package is pretty good as a   
   refurbished unit with a genuine IBM battery albiet it reports 3.5 hrs max   
   unless   
   I reduce screen brightness or make sure it turns off within a few short   
   minutes.   
      
      
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