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pda battery life - which is the longest?

Sep 9, 2004 10:23AM PDT

Hi. I'm a road warrior FED UP with the crummy battery life of my Palm Zire 71. I need something that doesn't need to be recharged after just a few hours of work! (While I'm ranting, I should also mention that I also resent the way it doesn't seem to work with third party accessories.) Has anybody run any tests to see which handhelds have the longest in-use battery lives? All I want is something that will save my data such as contact info, memos, etc., and be easy to read and use, and doesn't send me scrambling for a plug every few hours. Yeah MP3 would be nice, but I could live without it. Is that asking for so much? sigh. Happy Signed, a former Palm fan.

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Re: pda battery life - which is the longest?
Sep 9, 2004 10:48AM PDT

I was able to go well past 8 hours, but needed to dim the screen to its bare minimum.

Sadly, the idea of using a PDA for 8 hours has passed and no model save the monochrome PDAs may do this anymore.

Bob

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Re: pda battery life - which is the longest?
Sep 14, 2004 4:13AM PDT

you got 8 hours on which pda?
thanks,
Kacee

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Re: pda battery life - which is the longest?
Sep 14, 2004 4:21AM PDT

I have some data collection software that runs for many hours on the IIIc and Zire 71, but I have the screen turned down to get well over 8 hours.

Bob

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Re: pda battery life - which is the longest?
Dec 13, 2004 12:15AM PST

I feel the same way. I would rather have long battery life than color. I have settled for the Palm Zire 21. Not even a back light to drain the precious battery.

Anyone have guesses as to the battery life of say a Tungsten T3/T2/E?

My dream PDA: Palm Vx form factor, color, WiFi and a battery that needs to be recharged once a month with 24/7 usage Wink. OK, maybe 30 min a day usage.