Duracell may be a big name in batteries and all, but it’s not typically the first company that jumps to mind when I think about laptop power adapters. But the company is making a play for the netbook space, with the introduction of a 40-Watt Universal Netbook AC Adapter. Most netbooks ship with their own power adapters, but the Duracell…

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[/caption] Taiwanese notebook manufacturers are taking the first steps toward developing a set of standards for notebook power supply units. DigiTimes reports that Acer and Asus, as well as OEMs such as Quanta, Compal, Wistron, Pegatron, and Inventec all support the idea. Between them, these companies are responsible for the production of the vast majority of notebook computers on the…

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There seems to be an arms race in the computer industry to see who can build notebook batteries that last the longest. It’s not uncommon to find netbooks that can run for 7 hour more hours on a charge, and some models even get 10 hours or more of battery life. But there’s another approach. Instead of building batteries that…

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One of the things I love about the Asus Eee PC 1000H is that I can get about 5 hours of battery life from a single charge of its 6 cell battery. But if you’re saddled with a netbook or laptop with a smaller battery, you might be lucky to get 2 or 3 hours of use. And that means…

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