Eee PC 10400 mAh battery is big – in every sense of the word

Remember that big ole 10400 mAh battery for the Eee PC 701/900 series I told you about the other day? It’s cheap as all get out at just under $50. But DealExtreme, the company selling the battery, conveniently didn’t have any pictures showing the battery actually plugged into a computer.

Fortunately for us, at least one person decided to take one for the team and order this almost too-good-to-be-true battery and post a few pictures. The battery is big. No doubt about it. It sticks out like a sore thumb. But while it might increase the weight of your netbook by 50%, it will also tilt the keyboard up, which is nice if you happen to like slanted keyboards.

It will also provide a whole lot of battery power. Spode, the guy who ordered one, says Ubuntu reports that the battery should last close to 7 hours. But it’s possible that it could run even longer, since the battery meter seems to go down slowly. He hasn’t performed a complete rundown test on the battery, so we’ll have to wait for Spode or someone else to do that before declaring this a 7, 8, or 9 hour battery. But it’s still pretty impressive.

via Eee PC.net

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Posted on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008, 3:45 pm by Brad Linder

RedsGT

Does anyone know if there is a compatibility guide somewhere that lists which batteries are compatible with which eee models?
RedsGT

Does anyone know if there is a compatibility guide somewhere that lists which batteries are compatible with which eee models?
http://slashdot.org T. Lord

Big as it is, that battery (along with the fairly small computer, goes without saying ) would sure come in handy at coffee shops, airport waiting lounges, etc.

However, I'm trying to hold out for a 10″ screen; if not that, my current favorite is probably the Aspire One, rather than an Eee, so I hope similar batteries for other models start cropping up.

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http://slashdot.org T. Lord

Big as it is, that battery (along with the fairly small computer, goes without saying ) would sure come in handy at coffee shops, airport waiting lounges, etc.

However, I'm trying to hold out for a 10″ screen; if not that, my current favorite is probably the Aspire One, rather than an Eee, so I hope similar batteries for other models start cropping up.

timothy
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http://pipelime.com James Sullivan

I went with the Eee 1000h because it felt way more sturdy than the other netbooks I tested and because it had the nicest battery. I can't wait for after-market batteries like this for the 1000-series. I get regularly over 4 hours of computer time in Ubuntu 8.10 – and can get probably another 2 hours if you disable the webcam and bluetooth (powertop says those are the two things that are draining the battery).
bobx11

I went with the Eee 1000h because it felt way more sturdy than the other netbooks I tested and because it had the nicest battery. I can't wait for after-market batteries like this for the 1000-series. I get regularly over 4 hours of computer time in Ubuntu 8.10 – and can get probably another 2 hours if you disable the webcam and bluetooth (powertop says those are the two things that are draining the battery).
bobx11

I went with the Eee 1000h because it felt way more sturdy than the other netbooks I tested and because it had the nicest battery. I can't wait for after-market batteries like this for the 1000-series. I get regularly over 4 hours of computer time in Ubuntu 8.10 – and can get probably another 2 hours if you disable the webcam and bluetooth (powertop says those are the two things that are draining the battery).
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