Which Apple notebook has the longest battery life?
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Well, it ain't among the alternatives here, but dear God, have a glance at the Portable, from 1989:
"The best thing about the Portable was probably the five-to-ten-hour lead-acid (no memory effect!) battery. Options included an internal modem and either a numeric keypad or trackball."
LowEndMac (http://www.lowendmac.com/pb/portable.shtml).
"The best thing about the Portable was probably the five-to-ten-hour lead-acid (no memory effect!) battery. Options included an internal modem and either a numeric keypad or trackball."
LowEndMac (http://www.lowendmac.com/pb/portable.shtml).
When the iBook was utilizing the G3, it was the 14" model. I doubt it has changed much with the G4 versions. The power consumption difference between the 12" and 14" screens isn't as big of a difference as the extra battery capacity between those models, hence why the 14" slightly (we're talking minutes—maybe 10 or 15) edges it out.
That's the one thing I hate about my PB. The battery life isn't as good, but not bad. I've been getting 4.5 to 5 hours (light usage) consistently if I keep the brightness down and minimize the amount of widgets and applications that are open/running. Not quite enough, but usable. Thankfully you can switch the batteries without powering down.
Another advantage to the 14" model is the high-capacity battery that NewerTech makes (available at MacSales.com). I was getting 7 to 8 hours of light usage on my G3 iBook off it.
That's the one thing I hate about my PB. The battery life isn't as good, but not bad. I've been getting 4.5 to 5 hours (light usage) consistently if I keep the brightness down and minimize the amount of widgets and applications that are open/running. Not quite enough, but usable. Thankfully you can switch the batteries without powering down.
Another advantage to the 14" model is the high-capacity battery that NewerTech makes (available at MacSales.com). I was getting 7 to 8 hours of light usage on my G3 iBook off it.
Well: http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html tells us this list exactly...
12” iBook - Up to 6 hours
14” iBook - Up to 6h
12” PowerBook G4 - Up to 5h
15” PowerBook G4 - Up to 4.5h
17” PowerBook G4 - Up to 4.5h
15” Titanium G4 - Up to 5h
So I'd say 12" and 14" iBook really doesn't matter.
12” iBook - Up to 6 hours
14” iBook - Up to 6h
12” PowerBook G4 - Up to 5h
15” PowerBook G4 - Up to 4.5h
17” PowerBook G4 - Up to 4.5h
15” Titanium G4 - Up to 5h
So I'd say 12" and 14" iBook really doesn't matter.