All makers will decrease the size of the battery if they go over 4 hours. Here's why. To lower the production cost.
On top of that I can tilt the results by placing one unit it a chilled room and another in a hot room. Let's not mention that simple dimming of the screen could add an hour.
Then the winner today will not be the winner in one year since the battey ages.
This will be a poor point to pick a laptop on.
Bob
What under-$1000 notebook gives the best battery life for a single battery? Under $2000? What about with two batteries? Any in either catergory that are close but cost a lot less? Any good links to a product test that goes into this question in detail?
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