Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 05:01:34 -0800 From: PhotoEngineering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: External battery pack update
I just wanted to post an update on this since at the moment the photoengineering site is down and I don't know when it will be back up. Plus I've been really lax on updating the battery.doc document at www.photoengineering.com/Libretto/.
Basically, in case you don't know, I'm designing a general purpose external battery pack which will work to extend the run time of the Libretto 50-110CT series easily up into the ten hour range. It will work with any laptop (or basically anything that could use a extended battery and runs off DC-- TV, DVD, laptop, boombox-- whatever). Great for field work.
This one is unique in that it also will recharge from just about any AC source *and* just about any DC source plus power the equipment too. Plus the pack will fit right underneath a laptop (including the Libretto) so it'll be easy to pack around. No harder to carry than the computer itself.
The good news is, like I said, the charger will be universal, it'll work with just about any chemistry, li-ion and li-poly are easily available and a decent capacity pack will fit right under the L110. 6 maybe 7Ah. It'll be a seamless upgrade. With the Toshiba extended battery and this one I'd think a person would get a good 10-15 hours runtime as long as your not running anything like a usb or pcmcia dvd player constantly. Be great for flights lasting over 5 hours where you don't have a empower jack. On something like a L1-5, if Toshiba's estimates are accurate it should power the things for days.
The bad news is- the original projected release date was December however there is a possibility it won't be released until the first quarter of next year. As of now--I am pretty sure it will be ready to be manufactured in November however with a 6 week lead time--it won't be out until mid January or Feb. Sorry! At least it isn't vapor ware.
John [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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