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    HOT : Acer Aspire 5672WLMi price drop: ~ 1200$

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by cyberderf, Mar 8, 2006.

  1. cyberderf

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    cyberderf, Mar 8, 2006
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    l just checked and its the same price on Newegg (not to mention l've never heard of super warehouse)
     
    Unreal, Mar 8, 2006
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    PMs draw 27 watts of power; duo cores draw 31 watts.

    Is that 20-30% figure with or without the USB port bug?
     
    SeaSlorg, Mar 8, 2006
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    I don't know for that but here some example :

    HP
    DV1000 (centrino) : ~3.5 hours
    DV1000T (Core Duo) : ~3.0 hours

    Acer
    ASXXXx (centrino based and 8 cells): 3.5 hours
    AS5672 (Duo with 9 cells): 2.5-3.00 hours
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    And so on... Can you explain further what you meaned with the USB bug?
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    cyberderf, Mar 9, 2006
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    Theres a current bug that includes core duo laptops and windows where when a usb device is plugged in, theres a strange power-draw and the laptop can lose up to an hour of battery life. Theres articles on tomshardware about it.
     
    Unreal, Mar 9, 2006
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    It's not a strange power draw. The usb device prevents the cpu from lowering to the appropriate power state, drawing more power than required.

     
    the_hurricane, Mar 15, 2006
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    Lowest price on the Acer 5672.. pagecomputers.com
    The Xp home version - $1116 incl shipping
    The Pro version - $1195 incl shipping.
     
    dahunk84, Mar 17, 2006
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