August Abolins wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

So.. how far along are you with the novel? <g> I bet you get a lot of stares in public from little kids when you are working on your m100.

I participated in NANOWRIMO (National Novel Writing Month) where you write 45,000 words in 30 days. I finished it on a Lenovo X60 - a little higher
tech than a M100.



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On 02/05/2020 8:30 p.m., Kurt Weiske : August Abolins wrote:

How long does that thing run on battery?

20 hours on 4 AA batteries.

Good ol' LCD displays are very efficient. Nice.

So.. how far along are you with the novel? <g> I bet you get a lot of stares in public from little kids when you are working on your m100.

I find that 3rd-party batteries for vintage laptops don't last very long..

I have a T42, and battery quality was hit and miss for me too. You definitely get what you pay for; I could pay $20 for a battery that would last a year or $40 for one that lasted 3-4 years.

I've had modest luck with a 3rd-party battery for my more recent T60. The max hrs I get is 4. But that seems to be steady still after 6 years. Battery use is not a critical need since I use it primary at my home-base. I would rarely need to carry it around.

Meanwhile I have a Thinkpad 540p (OT: not vintage, but getting there!) equipped with a SSD. Runs super quiet, and the whole package is pretty good as a refurbished unit with a genuine IBM battery albiet it reports 3.5 hrs max unless
I reduce screen brightness or make sure it turns off within a few short minutes.


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