1src Forums - How's the battery life?

10-16-2005, 04:16 AM	#16
LupeValenz (^_^)/ Hi Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NM Posts: 2,937	hmm, I can't get it to go through one complete battery drain. about hour and half into the test of playin music, the device reset itself . Did that twice so far and same results >_<

10-16-2005, 08:34 AM

#17

SoS

tired and confused...

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Quote:

Originally Posted by sstudio

any comment?

I read some reviews about the TX. it said the battery life was less than 5 hours with WIFI off.....

'The TX's main weakness is its battery life. At just over 4 hours with Wi-Fi off, it's almost exactly on a par with Palm's LifeDrive. Most modern Pocket PCs come in at 5 or 6 hours. The Tungsten E2 and T5 lasted nearly 8 hours and 5 hours, respectively.'

read this:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1869865,00.asp

anyway, they gave TX a editor's choice...

just to say, I have had much more than 4 hours of mixed use from an LD, that is including some wifi. With just ebaook reading, pim stuff etc, I could probably squeeze 5.5 hours or more....

10-16-2005, 08:12 PM	#18
rlc7254 Techno Geek Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 1,274	I had four hours of Warfare Inc last night, was down to 77% when I finally gave up. Screen brightness set to 75%. One thing I did do when I first got this was to charge it fully before even turning it on. Is says to do that for three hours right on the screen cover when you first open it. I wonder if that has anything to do with the life I am getting. Right now, color me satisfied on the battery end. Coming from the UX50 world, this is a great device. __________________ If at first you don't succede, try, try again. Then give it up, no using making a dang fool of yourself. (Currently) Sprint Treo 755p, Palm TX (Past) Clie UX 50, UX40, iPaq hx2795, iPaq hx2755, iPaq hx4705, TH55/E1, Tungsten T5, iPaq rx3715, Toshiba e805, HP4155, TH55/U, NX80, NX73, TG50, NZ90, NX70, NR70V, T665, Ipaq 3835, M505, M515, Palm Vx, Palm V, Treo 600, Treo 650, Treo 700wx, Treo 800w

10-16-2005, 08:19 PM	#19
JAmerican Why Does Palm Disappoint? Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,909	How's the speaker? Also, anyone who wants to get one in Canada, heres one... http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-SEALED-PALM...1QQcmdZViewItem JAmerican __________________ JAmerican Handspring Treo 90 --> Royal RG135nx --> T-Mobile Sidekick --> T-Mobile Sidekick Color --> PEG-UX40 -- > PEG-UX50--> Samsung T629 (Returned) -- > Palm TX (SOLD)/T-Mobile Sony Ericsson T610(Defective) --> T-Mobile Dash(Broken Screen) --> ASUS EEE 1000H Black/Treo 800w/PEG-VZ90 Accesories: Transcend 16GB SDHC \| 8GB Transcend microSD

10-16-2005, 08:22 PM	#20
dragonsgames I'm stuck on the source Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 7,103	I bet the speaker is the same as the T5... __________________ Sony Clie N760c -> Sony Clie TG-50 -> Treo 600 -> Sony Clie NX80, Fossil wrist PDA-> Sony Clie UX50 -> Sony CLIE VZ90 -> TG50, iPod 5.5 Gen -> Sony CLIE UX50, Sony PEGA-EB40 -> Sony CLIE PEG-TH55/E1, Samsung A900 (Blade) -> HTC Touch -> Palm Pre -> HTC Hero, Apple MacBook -> HTC Evo ->Nexus S 4G, Apple MacBook Pro I like iSpin, it's my favorite launcher!! I am the 2nd top 1src poster!!

10-16-2005, 09:10 PM	#21
JAmerican Why Does Palm Disappoint? Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,909	How was the T5? Whats a mono speaker sound like anyway? __________________ JAmerican Handspring Treo 90 --> Royal RG135nx --> T-Mobile Sidekick --> T-Mobile Sidekick Color --> PEG-UX40 -- > PEG-UX50--> Samsung T629 (Returned) -- > Palm TX (SOLD)/T-Mobile Sony Ericsson T610(Defective) --> T-Mobile Dash(Broken Screen) --> ASUS EEE 1000H Black/Treo 800w/PEG-VZ90 Accesories: Transcend 16GB SDHC \| 8GB Transcend microSD

10-16-2005, 09:16 PM	#22
dragonsgames I'm stuck on the source Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 7,103	A mono speaker sounds ok, not as good as stereo __________________ Sony Clie N760c -> Sony Clie TG-50 -> Treo 600 -> Sony Clie NX80, Fossil wrist PDA-> Sony Clie UX50 -> Sony CLIE VZ90 -> TG50, iPod 5.5 Gen -> Sony CLIE UX50, Sony PEGA-EB40 -> Sony CLIE PEG-TH55/E1, Samsung A900 (Blade) -> HTC Touch -> Palm Pre -> HTC Hero, Apple MacBook -> HTC Evo ->Nexus S 4G, Apple MacBook Pro I like iSpin, it's my favorite launcher!! I am the 2nd top 1src poster!!

10-16-2005, 10:23 PM	#23
kennyd We are family. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: OKC OK Posts: 764	My sync cable is registering a charge when I use it. Is that normal? Being that there is a seperate ac cable I assumed that the usb does not charge. Either way I'm not happy. Whether my device is registering a charge or the sync cable charges when connected. I'm a battery protective freak and don't like combo sync and charge cables. I never leave my device on the cable long enough to fully charge, I always leave that up to the ac charger at night. __________________ Bearded Contributor

10-17-2005, 12:08 AM	#24
hope CLIE faithful Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 829	Wafare Inc. is a pretty processor intensive game. Playing for 4 hours and still being at %77 is impressive. 4 hours of regular usage and WiFi off seems way, way off. Also, the first post said they used WiFi for an hour and Wafare for another hour and other stuff for 1 1/2 hours with BT on the whole time and still was at %81 battery life. I don't think anyone has given a good testing of the battery. The reason it matters so much is because this device is probably the next step for a dead TH user and the TH is well known as having one of the best battery life from any PDA. Well, I think the reviews by Cnet and Mobilereview were pretty generic with their battery life report as somebody who fully charges and discharges their device then fully charges again and does a controlled test would be much more accurate. __________________ Official Clie Collector of all the greatest Clie's VZ90* TH55/E* UX50* TJ37* NX80* NX73/E* -NR70- -TG50- -NZ90- -T615- -N760- S300* * I have -- I need If you have ones needed for sale or would like to donate to the Clie museum, please PM me. Thanks everyone Dreading the day I no longer use a CLIE Keep God first. Keep your wife happy. Keep your priorities striaght. Keep your Palm on you.

10-17-2005, 12:30 AM	#25
Jonavin Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Unionville, ON, Canada Posts: 190	I'm interesting to hear about the battery life experiences. I'm particularly interested in music and movie playing times. Also, does anybody know or have a link for an external AA battery pack that will trickle charges the unit? I use this kind of charger with my T665C and found that I could get over 17 hours of runtime with just 4 AAs.

10-17-2005, 04:12 PM	#26
dragonsgames I'm stuck on the source Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 7,103	I bet Brando or someone will have them __________________ Sony Clie N760c -> Sony Clie TG-50 -> Treo 600 -> Sony Clie NX80, Fossil wrist PDA-> Sony Clie UX50 -> Sony CLIE VZ90 -> TG50, iPod 5.5 Gen -> Sony CLIE UX50, Sony PEGA-EB40 -> Sony CLIE PEG-TH55/E1, Samsung A900 (Blade) -> HTC Touch -> Palm Pre -> HTC Hero, Apple MacBook -> HTC Evo ->Nexus S 4G, Apple MacBook Pro I like iSpin, it's my favorite launcher!! I am the 2nd top 1src poster!!

10-17-2005, 04:19 PM	#27
Cyker Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,188	I'd like more info on the battery life too. I don't trust 'professional' reviews; Those would be the same reviews that said the TH55 had poor battery life (To which I said "ROFLMAOBBQ!!111oneone")

10-18-2005, 01:48 AM

#28

rlc7254

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hope

Wafare Inc. is a pretty processor intensive game. Playing for 4 hours and still being at %77 is impressive. 4 hours of regular usage and WiFi off seems way, way off. Also, the first post said they used WiFi for an hour and Wafare for another hour and other stuff for 1 1/2 hours with BT on the whole time and still was at %81 battery life. I don't think anyone has given a good testing of the battery. The reason it matters so much is because this device is probably the next step for a dead TH user and the TH is well known as having one of the best battery life from any PDA. Well, I think the reviews by Cnet and Mobilereview were pretty generic with their battery life report as somebody who fully charges and discharges their device then fully charges again and does a controlled test would be much more accurate.

I'm the one that used the WiFi and Warefare test. I have been impressed by the battery life, much moreso than the UX series.

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10-19-2005, 09:23 PM	#29
rpankratz Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 17	After a few days of heavy use I am getting battery life better than my T5 and better than I got on a TH55/E

10-19-2005, 10:55 PM	#30
hope CLIE faithful Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 829	Whoa, Whoa, Whoa... Better than a TH55/E? What's your heavy use? How many days? Give us the low down. My fiance needs a laptop type use soon and I was thinking of the TX with the keyboard and her bluetooth phone. If the battery life is good enough, I might be a little more interested. Its either that or I give her my TH and keyboard and I'm gonna buy another UX, I miss that little guy. __________________ Official Clie Collector of all the greatest Clie's VZ90* TH55/E* UX50* TJ37* NX80* NX73/E* -NR70- -TG50- -NZ90- -T615- -N760- S300* * I have -- I need If you have ones needed for sale or would like to donate to the Clie museum, please PM me. Thanks everyone Dreading the day I no longer use a CLIE Keep God first. Keep your wife happy. Keep your priorities striaght. Keep your Palm on you.