Comments on: MSI Wind U100 + 9 cell battery + OS X = 6 hours http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html Compact Computing Fri, 25 May 2012 17:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: AndrewNoNumbers http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-47856 AndrewNoNumbers Wed, 24 Mar 2010 02:12:11 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-47856 Foreal!? OS X is actually less energy-efficient than XP? What if it was compared to 7? Foreal!? OS X is actually less energy-efficient than XP? What if it was compared to 7?

]]> By: AndrewNoNumbers http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-44287 AndrewNoNumbers Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:12:11 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-44287 Foreal!? OS X is actually less energy-efficient than XP? What if it was compared to 7? Foreal!? OS X is actually less energy-efficient than XP? What if it was compared to 7?

]]> By: anes http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-34324 anes Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:39:51 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-34324 8+ hours confirmed with Debian Testing and 9 cell Battery. Thanks bubson. Didn't even herad of LXDE, but I like it. BR 8+ hours confirmed with Debian Testing and 9 cell Battery. Thanks bubson. Didn’t even herad of LXDE, but I like it.
BR

]]> By: bubson http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-34089 bubson Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:03:01 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-34089 Unstable.<br>Ubuntu 9.10 + LXDE works too Unstable.
Ubuntu 9.10 + LXDE works too

]]> By: anes http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-34036 anes Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:57:16 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-34036 Which Debian ? Testing, Stable , Unstable ?<br><br>Thanks and BR Which Debian ? Testing, Stable , Unstable ?

Thanks and BR

]]> By: bubson http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-31176 bubson Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:15:01 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-31176 Debian Linux + LXDE<br><br>circa 7,5h with Wifi on.<br>No Wifi gives you 8,5h at max.<br>Using 9cell battery 7800 mAh - from China ebay<br>:D Debian Linux + LXDE

circa 7,5h with Wifi on.
No Wifi gives you 8,5h at max.
Using 9cell battery 7800 mAh – from China ebay
:D

]]> By: Ganesh http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-19588 Ganesh Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:05:19 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-19588 Thanks Matty. I wonder if the N280 can give more hours? I am talking abt full brightness and wifi on.<br><br>According to MSI, its 7 hours, I presume that with wifi off and screen dimmed. Thanks Matty. I wonder if the N280 can give more hours? I am talking abt full brightness and wifi on.

According to MSI, its 7 hours, I presume that with wifi off and screen dimmed.

]]> By: matty http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-19557 matty Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:56:51 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-19557 Under Windows, the 4400 mAh is just under 4 hours. Screen brightness down a little will do about an extra 20 mins. Under Windows, the 4400 mAh is just under 4 hours. Screen brightness down a little will do about an extra 20 mins.

]]> By: Ganesh http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-19511 Ganesh Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:01:02 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-19511 How long can the basic U100 (not plus) last with a 6 cell and with wifi on and screen full brightness? How long can the basic U100 (not plus) last with a 6 cell and with wifi on and screen full brightness?

]]> By: Jessica Fritsche http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-19489 Jessica Fritsche Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:36:59 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-19489 Interesting...my Dell Mini 9 running OS X consistently gets me just under 4 hours on its 4 cell battery, with the wireless on and brightness turned down a bit. It goes up and over 4 hours with the wireless off. I am hoping for a 6 cell from Dell that actually works (the bigger 3rd party batteries aren't great from what I hear) so I can get around 6 hours of use. Interesting…my Dell Mini 9 running OS X consistently gets me just under 4 hours on its 4 cell battery, with the wireless on and brightness turned down a bit. It goes up and over 4 hours with the wireless off. I am hoping for a 6 cell from Dell that actually works (the bigger 3rd party batteries aren't great from what I hear) so I can get around 6 hours of use.

]]> By: Tommy Yoo http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-19474 Tommy Yoo Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:51:14 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-19474 With the different OS X variants and various kexts (fan control, CPU speed-stepping, even sleep and overall power usage) out there, I'm not quite convinced this is a real good measure of battery capacity vs. runtime. My original Wind got about 120 minutes of decent usage on the original 3-cell battery - and that's with the best of the kexts at the time (and a program called Coolbook - found at <a href="http://www.coolbook.se/CoolBook.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coolbook.se/CoolBook.html</a>). That's general usage, screen brightness, blah blah blah - and completely anecdotal, but that's the point I'm trying to make.<br><br>Anyway - to further put some numbers out there (which may or may not matter) I've got a Lenovo S10 with a six-cell battery that routinely makes it to the five to six hour range. With the different OS X variants and various kexts (fan control, CPU speed-stepping, even sleep and overall power usage) out there, I'm not quite convinced this is a real good measure of battery capacity vs. runtime. My original Wind got about 120 minutes of decent usage on the original 3-cell battery – and that's with the best of the kexts at the time (and a program called Coolbook – found at http://www.coolbook.se/CoolBook.html). That's general usage, screen brightness, blah blah blah – and completely anecdotal, but that's the point I'm trying to make.

Anyway – to further put some numbers out there (which may or may not matter) I've got a Lenovo S10 with a six-cell battery that routinely makes it to the five to six hour range.

]]> By: Ganesh http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-19471 Ganesh Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:40:51 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-19471 Does the N280 consume less power? Do you have any evidence of this?<br><br>How much more less? Does the N280 consume less power? Do you have any evidence of this?

How much more less?

]]> By: Ohio Red http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-19470 Ohio Red Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:35:49 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-19470 What would the time be with a Linux distribution? What would the time be with a Linux distribution?

]]> By: J http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-19466 J Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:07:19 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-19466 is it 9 hours or 6 hours? not sure which is right... is it 9 hours or 6 hours? not sure which is right…

]]> By: Brad Linder http://liliputing.com/2009/04/msi-wind-u100-9-cell-battery-os-x-9-hours.html#comment-19467 Brad Linder Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:09:37 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=7878#comment-19467 6. I was typing too fast and forgot to stop to think. :)<br><br>Headline has been fixed. 6. I was typing too fast and forgot to stop to think. :)

Headline has been fixed.

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