Long Lasting Linux Laptops?

[John Abreau]

I'm running Linux on a Sony Vaio C1X with a Novatel Wireless Merlin
cdpd modem, and I love everything about this machine except one thing:
the battery life really sucks. It came with a "3-hour" battery which
lasts just about an hour, so I it the bullet and bought the "6-hour"
battery, which lasts about two hours.

I find this frustrating enough that I'm almost considering replacing it,
if I can find something with a reasonably long battery life. What kinds
of battery life do you find on your laptops? What's the longest actual
battery life you've seen in a laptop?

Thanks.


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John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux & Unix 
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