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]]> By: Chippy http://www.umpcportal.com/2006/05/eo-and-q1-power-information/#comment-64 Chippy Thu, 11 May 2006 12:20:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=1503#comment-64 You're right.<br/>When we compare an unknown OEM and Samsung, who's going to have access to the best tech?!!<br/>The OEM will learn from this though and I expect they're looking at their design as we type. However, if Samsung are putting advanced tech from their other divisions into the mix, I guess it will be difficult for an unknown OEM to keep up.<br/>The display-off battery life test is really important at this stage to determine the power-rating of the LCD component.<br/><br/>S.

You’re right.
When we compare an unknown OEM and Samsung, who’s going to have access to the best tech?!!
The OEM will learn from this though and I expect they’re looking at their design as we type. However, if Samsung are putting advanced tech from their other divisions into the mix, I guess it will be difficult for an unknown OEM to keep up.
The display-off battery life test is really important at this stage to determine the power-rating of the LCD component.

S.

]]> By: Anton P. Nym http://www.umpcportal.com/2006/05/eo-and-q1-power-information/#comment-63 Anton P. Nym Thu, 11 May 2006 12:10:00 +0000 http://www2.umpcportal.com/?p=1503#comment-63 And when I said I was interested in the Q1 in part for its longer battery life, they said I was mad. Mad, I tell you... *grin*<br/><br/>I wonder how Samsung did it... my initial guess was that they'd tweaked the display somehow, as that's one of their fields of excellence, but that was just a wild guess. It'll be interesting to see the battery life results compared if folks take you up on that "video while the screen is off" test.<br/><br/>The extra three watt-hours in the battery will help too, but it's that added idle efficiency that I honestly thought would be won by the VIA-equipped models that's winning it for the Q1. Weird.<br/><br/> -- Steve

And when I said I was interested in the Q1 in part for its longer battery life, they said I was mad. Mad, I tell you… *grin*

I wonder how Samsung did it… my initial guess was that they’d tweaked the display somehow, as that’s one of their fields of excellence, but that was just a wild guess. It’ll be interesting to see the battery life results compared if folks take you up on that “video while the screen is off” test.

The extra three watt-hours in the battery will help too, but it’s that added idle efficiency that I honestly thought would be won by the VIA-equipped models that’s winning it for the Q1. Weird.

— Steve

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