So when the battery dies the whole thing is done?
Jayne: What're you gonna tell the others? Mal: About what? Jayne: About why I'm dead. Mal: Hadn't thought about it. Jayne: Make something up. Don't tell 'em what I did.
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sumi - Jan 04, 2009 12:49:53 pm PST #8535 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!
tommyrot - Jan 04, 2009 12:53:47 pm PST #8536 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
MacRumors had also heard that the 17" MacBook Pro will contain a non-removable battery, so we feel this information is well corroborated. In exchange for this, the new MacBook Pro's battery is said to be longer lasting. 9to5mac's Seth Weintraub says the new battery will last up to 50% longer and speculates Apple could be exploring the use of Silver-Zinc which we previously explored.
Well, the "lasts up to 50% longer" mitigates things somewhat, but to my mind it's still not a great idea....
edit to add weasel-phrase "up to"
Tom Scola - Jan 04, 2009 12:54:23 pm PST #8537 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Presumably, you would have to pay someone to take the computer apart and replace the battery for you.
omnis_audis - Jan 04, 2009 2:05:09 pm PST #8538 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
What about those long trips where you want to swap batteries? That is an objection of mine with iPods and iPhone.
Jon B. - Jan 04, 2009 3:02:48 pm PST #8539 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What about those long trips where you want to swap batteries? That is an objection of mine with iPods and iPhone.
You need one of these: [link]
omnis_audis - Jan 04, 2009 3:30:51 pm PST #8540 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Ya, very cool. But will it charge the new laptops?
Pix - Jan 04, 2009 3:46:42 pm PST #8541 of 25501
The status is NOT quo.
So the rumor is that Apple is going to introduce a new 17" MacBook, except that it won't have a removable battery.
ND is going to be so happy if this is true. He's been holding on to his old 17" laptop a lot longer than usual in hopes that a new version was coming.
Jessica - Jan 04, 2009 4:29:09 pm PST #8542 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Since everyone else in our lives has taken the HDTV plunge, DH and I have decided to throw fiscal caution to the wind and start seriously shopping around.
We're looking for a 32-37" LCD, probably 720p unless there's a 1080p deal to fabulous to pass up. In our favor is retailers desperately needing to get rid of stock before the 2009 models come in. I am confident we can get something on sale.
People with Vizio TVs - are you happy with them? Is it worth paying extra for a Samsung or Toshiba even if we have to go down a size?
Jessica - Jan 04, 2009 4:31:56 pm PST #8543 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Somewhat related:
I can't get to www.jr.com via my home network. I can get there fine using my iPhone's 3G. This seems to be the only site with this problem. What can I do?
Sean K - Jan 04, 2009 5:54:08 pm PST #8544 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I love my Vizio. It's a fine TV.