Battery Life Estimates are Bunk—Here’s Why
June 20, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Laptops
Savvy laptop owners learned a long time ago that manufacture claims on laptop battery lives were essentially best-case scenarios. An XPS M1330 for instance never reaches the promised 3 hours—even with all connectivity off and the screen dimmed to minimum.
Courtesy jyrik
But why, you ask? Here’s Daniel Lyons’s theory
These battery-life numbers are based on a benchmark test called MobileMark 2007 (MM07). The test was created by a consortium called BAPCo (Business Application Performance Corp.), whose members are—you guessed it—computer makers and other tech companies.
17″ MacBook Pro Replacement Cost: $179 sans Taxes
January 14, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Laptops, Services
So Apple recently came out with an announcement about replacing the battery of its newest 17″ MacBook Pro:
How much does battery replacement cost?
Battery replacement prices are based on your region:
| Region | Cost |
| United States | $179 pre taxes |
| Canada | CA$219 pre taxes |
| Europe | €179 inc. VAT |
| United Kingdom | £139 inc. VAT |
| Japan | ¥19,800 inc. taxes |
| Australia | A$299 inc. vat |
| China | 1498 RMB inc. vat |
