couple more F3SV-X1 questions

1) can it run linux well? (ubuntu specifically)
2) does it actually get 4 hours of battery life? or is it more like 2.5 like i have been hearing
3) any of your thoughts on it are appreciated.

 

Gautam has recently purchased one, and he runs Ubuntu - I believe he bought the F3 because it can

The 8600GS on the F3 is still power consuming, you simply cannot expect 4+ hours of battery life on a notebook with above average graphics.

 

didnt think it would have 4 hours, but is it actually going to be as low as 2.5? because thats not that long...

and, just wondering but why would they advertise it to have 4 hours when it doesnt even get close?

 

Well, it was listed as 4 on the NE site, nowhere on the ASUS site does it claim that.

 

http://ca.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=1661&l1=5&l2=61&l3=419&l4=0

scroll down to the battery part, it says "Battery Pack & Life -- Li-ion 6-cell/4 hrs"

but, lets not start an arguement here

 

Not on the global one though *shrug*

Well, just hope Gautam is reviewing it as we type.

 

lol, i sure hope he gets that done before tuesday

 

On mine, as I'm typing this in power save mode it says I'll get around 2 hours and 22 minutes.

 

I think what they mean by 4 hours is if you have it on the lowest settings doing absolutley nothing and sitting idle for four hours. That is the maximum battery output on a fully charged battery with the right technique.

 

got F3SV-A1 and it says ~2.15 hrs left in power saving mode

 

and with all of the parts taken out.

 

Review is done friends, we just wait for it to be posted now...

A sneak peek at the battery life on the A1 and it's standard 6 cell in Vista - Battery life is abysmal. Perhaps, this is the only weakness to the F3sv.