[citation][nom]damianrobertjones[/nom]Then again, I'm glad apple lied, as the oems are now making that bit more effort in upping battery life. New Elitebooks = 32 hours battery life.P.s. Dear Toms, LET ME post using Opera.[/citation]
It's not just Apple who was making unrealistic claims about the battery life; my friend owns an Elitebook (less than 6 months old) and he struggles to get through the day on a single charge with the brightness set to lowest and doing minimally intensive things such as checking email, browsing the web, or word processing. I have no idea how manufacturers such as HP can claim 32 hours of battery life; I can maybe see it happening if they turn off the screen completely, turn off the wireless, set low power mode to the USB ports, and just idle at the desktop. Hardly an accurate measure of battery life IMO.