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Wayne.B

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:44:32 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:12:05 -0400, Roger Long wrote:

I think this little Asus Eee PC 900 must have a pretty good charger.
Even plugged in all night, the battery doesn't get warm. I'm reluctant
to take the voltage smoothing capacity of the battery out of the system;
especially with the less than perfect AC from a small inverter on a
boat.

But does the CPU? The heat from a CPU could be a problem to battery
longevity. Then again, you may have a point about the inverter.

When I'm on the boat with our laptops I leave them plugged in, and in
suspended state when not in use. They use minimal power that way and
generate very little heat. The battery stays charged and everything
is ready for immediate use.