ibook battery life and ydl

[dylan]

first thing i always do--
turn off that backlight!

dylan

on 02.10.3 10:17 AM, public@thealtitudestudio.com at
public@thealtitudestudio.com wrote:

> Hello. I will be traveling with my iBook (clamshell - first version) and am
> trying to figure 
> out how to extend my battery life since there are no commercial power adapters
> available for this ibook model (only newer ones).
> 
> I know this is a fairly abstract question but...here goes:
> 
> Having used pc laptops before when traveling, i know they last a whole lot
> longer than 
> my ibook when I'm merely using it as an overgrown mp3 player on an airplane.
> Last 
> time i used a pc laptop on a flight, the flight was 4.5 hours and the battery
> was barely 
> used by the pc. The pc was basically in sleep mode but continued to play mp3s
> (winamp). I know that my ibook when sleeping, will not play mp3s (or do
> anything for 
> that matter) and when not sleeping, it will probably not last very long (3-3.5
> hours or 
> so). 
> 
> Does anyone have any idea if putting YDL on the laptop would make a difference
> in 
> the battery life? Would it be able to sleep and still play mp3s?
> 
> If i hadn't waited until the last minute, i could've tested this myself, but
> unfortunately, i 
> don't have enough time left to do so (i leave tomorrow).
> 
> If anyone has any comments on this, thanks in advance. If not, i certainly
> understand...
> 
> chad altemose
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