On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:50:19 +0000, Invisible wrote:

>>> The fun thing is, apparently SSD has
>>>
>>> 1. Reached price levels where Normal Humans can potentially afford
>>> them.
>>>
>>> 2. Reached capacities where you might actually buy this stuff.
>>>
>>> Interesting times ahead, eh?
>>
>> Indeed, I've a friend in Scotland who has a Thinkpad with an SSD in it
>> and the performance is good, but the battery life is also quite good (I
>> think he said he gets 10 hours out of a single battery).
> 
> Lots of laptops have offered an SSD option for a while now. The problem
> has always been that the price is a bit insane. Looks like prices are
> starting to become reasonable now - although I see 100x differences in
> the reported I/O performance being quoted for different models. (!!)
> 
> Also, I'm quite impressed with my own laptop. Usually laptops /claim/ to
> run for 8 hours or something, but /actually/ run for about 20 minutes.
> The 8 hours figure applies only if you leave the laptop turned on but
> not *doing* anything. :-P But my current laptop /really does/ run for
> several hours without needing recharging. It's pretty neat...
> 
> (My laptop also has /actual 3D performance/ too. I had no idea laptops
> could do that now!)

My new laptop has 3D performance as well - it's a "desktop replacement".  
But I typically get about 2-3 hours off the battery in powersave mode.  
Most laptops that I've used for a bit, the battery typically is good for 
about an hour to an hour and a half.  But a new battery generally will do 
well.

Jim

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