From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from server0.ultrahost.us (server0.ultrahost.us [75.125.218.162]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AAB410998 for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:29:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail4.gwmicro.com ([70.91.215.109] helo=[10.0.0.19]) by server0.ultrahost.us with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LvvQj-0005sY-4Q for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:29:09 -0700 Message-ID: <49EC94D1.7050509@asmodean.net> Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:29:21 -0400 From: "Raul A. Gallegos" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Accessibility of netbooks References: <16B49B7E-7824-4D53-ACD5-79DE6A6FB381@brannan.name> In-Reply-To: <16B49B7E-7824-4D53-ACD5-79DE6A6FB381@brannan.name> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - server0.ultrahost.us X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - braille.uwo.ca X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - asmodean.net X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:29:10 -0000 I agree 100% here on this one. I have the Asus EEE PC with the 6-cell battery as I didn't want to go with anything smaller. I can squeeze 6 or 7 hours from the battery on a normal use. My wife has the MSI Wind, also with the 6-cell battery and can get around 5.5 to 6 hours. Buddy Brannan wrote the following on 4/20/2009 11:00 AM: > Hey Gene, > > Sounds like you got the one with the three cell battery. Do yourself a > favor and get the six- or even nine-cell battery. I got Melanie the > nine-cell battery, and, while it does put the notebook at a bit of a > tilt, it does increase the battery life by quite a lot. On Ebay I think > I got it for $70. Direct from Hong Kong or Taiwan or somewhere like > that. Not made by Acer, naturally but there ya go. -- Raul A. Gallegos -- http://www.asmodean.net __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4021 (20090420) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com