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General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: Suspicious on March 31, 2004, 06:06:03 pm

Title: Battery Life when Playing Music
Post by: Suspicious on March 31, 2004, 06:06:03 pm

I\'m looking towards a purchase of a Zaurus 5600 from Amazon.com because of the price slash (I\'m vaguely aware of the processor bug. where can I get info on recompiling the kernal and all that? *is a linux noob*).  It\'s a small dream come true because I was looking for something like an Archos Cinema-to-go with a little more functionability.  I was wonder how long the battery life is when you play music (with screen off and complete system idlement to try to extend battery life).  I was thinking that somewhat doubles as a mp3 player.

Title: Battery Life when Playing Music
Post by: tapjpa on March 31, 2004, 07:30:16 pm

I play mp3\'s with mine pretty much all day (8hrs) with the screen off and the battery usually has plenty left to do other things as well later on.

Title: Battery Life when Playing Music
Post by: Anonymous on March 31, 2004, 10:17:33 pm

Thanks!  That\'s just what I needed.  I was reading the FAQ, and they said for about an hour??  Haha.

How about movies?  About how long do those last?  Would I be able to fit a whole viewing in before the battery decides to quit out on me?

Title: Battery Life when Playing Music
Post by: Suspicious on March 31, 2004, 10:19:51 pm

Ooops, that was me.  It logged me out.

Title: Battery Life when Playing Music
Post by: tapjpa on March 31, 2004, 10:26:08 pm

Might be close but I would bet you could I usually get about 3.5hrs of continual use out of mine but I haven\'t done any video playback.