On 25-06-11 3:08 AM, TOM WALKER -> ALAN ZISMAN wrote:   
    JP>>> If you are looking for a longevity in a laptop, get a Wormy, I   
    TW> am in aw   
    JP>>> at the long use on a measly battery. The user here, upstairs,   
    TW> gets to   
    JP>>> use one all day and one overnight charge. Makes me mad. ;-)   
      
    JP>>> She does not do much on it but it is ON I would say 8 to 10   
    TW> hours/day.   
    JP>>> Amazing and I still am mad. ;-)   
      
    AZ>> Alan finally got around to seeing this.   
      
    TW> I was amazed at the battery life on the Daughters Macbook pro.   
    TW> That was the main thing she nailed me with as I was trying to guide her   
    TW> to the Toshiba I was recomending.   
      
   When Apple moved to models with non-user-removable batteries a couple of years   
   ago, many screamed - but that's what allowed them to go from 4 hour battery   
   life (as on my older Macbook) to the 8-10 hours Jean and you are commenting   
   on... no need to make space for latches, etc, means room for a bigger battery   
   = longer battery life.   
      
    TW> She has a minor problem with a student in Syria right now. The   
    TW> goverment is blocking You Tube apparently because of the civil unrest   
    TW> and she needs to link to some short videos there. Right now she is on a   
    TW> Semister to semister contract She uses the Macbook and a Verision 3G   
    TW> hotspot for the course. She lives in Arizona but will be running the   
    TW> course while on a two week vacation in july.   
    TW> ---   
   There are a number of options for downloading YouTube content to standard   
   video file-formats, including the on-line keepvid.com - with that, she could   
   set up something like a DropBox account, upload the converted video clips to   
   it, and share the folder with her student. MIGHT get around the blocks.   
      
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