> 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   
    >  TW> her 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   
    >  TW> a 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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   For the record, there are great lion bats out there for windows machines that   
   give extended run times...10 hours is just about standard these days...   
   Macbook pro?    Toshiba!!      
      
      
   I have exclaimed my preference....   
   Have a good day.   
      
   BlueKnight   
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