I have been able to swap batteries while asleep. I don't do it often, but I haven't had a problem doing it.
There is of course, a faster drain on the battery with a gig of ram. But, I still get around 6 hours of use with dual batteries. Erick On Sunday, April 21, 2002, at 09:42 , Kevin Stevens wrote: > On Sunday, April 21, 2002, at 05:41 , Erick King wrote: >> A) I have 2 512mb chips in my Pismo. So you can put a Gig in it. I'm >> not sure why the specs still say differently. >> >> B) I have the following for my expansion bay: >> >> DVD-ROM >> SuperDisk >> Zip 250 >> 10 gig harddrive >> DVD-ROM/CD-RW >> Not to mention, the obligatory extra battery... :) >> >> The larger screen doesn't hurt either... :) >> >> E. King > > Erick - > > Can you clarify the battery issues with 1GB in the Pismo? Can you > actually not swap batteries with the computer asleep without losing > data/rebooting? How does the extra memory affect overall battery life? > I have 512MB in my Pismo 500 and am happy with the ~7 hours I get with > dual batteries; not sure I want to give that up. > > KeS -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
