2. What's your battery type?
3. Flash versus hard drive: Who guzzles more?
4. Is it going to rain? How weather can affect battery performance
5. Hold me, thrill me, drain me
6. Growing old gracefully: Battery-saving tips
Flash versus hard drive: Who guzzles more?
Without any moving parts, flash players are by default the more energy-efficient of the two, with the average flash MP3 player pounding on for at least 10 hours before dying out. Harddrive players, on the other hand, have to spin their wheel every time to access new songs to play. Though most manufacturers include a solid-state buffer to minimise the battery draining spin, there is still no doubt that flash players are still the way to go for a longer play time in a sleeker form factor.
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The latest iPod can give you up to 20 hours of music
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Toshiba's Gigabeat F60 will survive for up to 16 hours on a
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Isii
15/01/2005 06:29 AM
Some important issues are not addressed in this article! -NiCd batteries need to be recharged after they are drained off juice, recharging them when they have 50% juice will reduce their life time. Is there similar issues with Li-ion, NiMHbatteries? -Is it better/allright to keep Li-ion/NiMH batteries under constant charge? -Is one charging method better than other? (fast/normal, constant current, cinstant voltage) -is there a comprimise as NiMH capacity increases (e.g compare 1800mAh to 2400mAh), such as lifetime?
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