That's pretty impressive for Qwerty. I think my top clocked speed ever was 145. He's right, though. I use the palmrest when I'm just dicking around, but when I'm really going at it they are always elevated. Using the palmrest too much is pretty bad for your hands anyway and is a great way to get RSS.RJ127 wrote:Holy shit.fatduck wrote:with a non-slip pad i could probably finally break the 180 barrierbk187 wrote:I like how the keyboard slowly slides across the desk while you type.fatduck wrote:i had read about the small palmrests, but i actually don't rest my palms on my keyboard (my typing technique is uniquely terrible)
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What else can I do to maximize battery life?
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You are hearing people flap their lips who knew exactly what to do with batteries... in 1999. We don't use Nickle Cadmium batteries anymore, so there is no more memory effect. For modern batteries, all that matters in terms of use is the cycle. The more cycles, the less life. If you use 20%, then charge 20%, that's a 5th of a cycle. Do it 5 times and you've taken up a charging cycle. It's fine to use your laptop while it's charging. I mean... what else would you do? Wait till it's at 100% till using it while plugged in?chimp wrote:So is it a wise idea to use a laptop while it's charging if you can help it? I'm trying to preserve my battery life. I've been hearing conflicting things re: this.
What else can I do to maximize battery life?
So to get the most life out of your battery, you just need to control how long it takes to go through a cycle. So keep the brightness at a reasonable level when you're on battery and avoid tasks that require servos to move any physical part. This includes the use of any sort of optical disc or running a program that has to do lots of hard drive seeking, like playing games or editing video. Both of those also tax your graphics card and processor more, which reduces battery life. If you're running on SSD and don't even have a disk-drive, then you're sitting pretty. Games and video will still lower your time through the cycle, but nearly as much as if they needed to continuously access different parts of the hard drive.
Edit: I still do the thing where, when I get something with a battery, I immediately charge it to full and then use it until it dies before recharging it. This has nothing to do with battery memories but is to calibrate the software to more accurately reflect how much power you get on a charge. This may or may not be an antiquated practice by now.
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this is an overstatement to say the leastgeoduck wrote:If you're running on SSD and don't even have a disk-drive, then you're sitting pretty.
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It's an accurate statement. I said try not to run any servos while on batter power. If he's on an SSD, he's running no servos. He'll still lose power from the computation, but not the extra bit from physically moving objects.fatduck wrote:this is an overstatement to say the leastgeoduck wrote:If you're running on SSD and don't even have a disk-drive, then you're sitting pretty.
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sorry, forgot who i was talking to for a momentgeoduck wrote:It's an accurate statement. I said try not to run any servos while on batter power. If he's on an SSD, he's running no servos. He'll still lose power from the computation, but not the extra bit from physically moving objects.fatduck wrote:this is an overstatement to say the leastgeoduck wrote:If you're running on SSD and don't even have a disk-drive, then you're sitting pretty.
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Sometimes if I'm sitting at home for most of the day not going anywhere I will take the battery out and just use the laptop with the charger in. Is this retarded? Do other people so this?
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Any chance at clarification as to what is meant by that? I'm not trying to lead anyone astray in this thread and I know that a good amount of my technical knowledge is dated, but I was not aware that the statement that moving physical parts = extra power expenditure was controversial.fatduck wrote:sorry, forgot who i was talking to for a momentgeoduck wrote:It's an accurate statement. I said try not to run any servos while on batter power. If he's on an SSD, he's running no servos. He'll still lose power from the computation, but not the extra bit from physically moving objects.fatduck wrote:this is an overstatement to say the leastgeoduck wrote:If you're running on SSD and don't even have a disk-drive, then you're sitting pretty.
Edit: I guess that could be misinterpreted to mean that if you have an SSD, everything is awesome and you can do absolutely anything without power consequences. I'll clarify that I was referring solely to being in the clear in regards to power-drain from moving objects. The other power drains all still exist and have to be managed if you are trying to squeeze the absolute most out of your battery. Ideally you can plug in any time you have to do intensive work, but that's not very realistic.
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This is retarded and just asking to have something happen that makes you lose power. Keep the battery in.chimp wrote:Appreciate the response geoduck.
Sometimes if I'm sitting at home for most of the day not going anywhere I will take the battery out and just use the laptop with the charger in. Is this retarded? Do other people so this?
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http://www.lenovo.com - enjoy.risktaker wrote:Okay, I am too lazy to read though 31 pages. I am a PC guy, and I need to buy a laptop in the next two days. Insurance covers the cost because my last laptop got stolen. Pretty sweet deal because my old HP was a pile of crap. So can you guys please recommend 2 of the best laptops you can think of for law school? I can spend up to $850 and still get it from free, so keep this in mind while giving suggestions. Thanks!
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Thank you for answering. Which one would you recommend?beach_terror wrote:http://www.lenovo.com - enjoy.risktaker wrote:Okay, I am too lazy to read though 31 pages. I am a PC guy, and I need to buy a laptop in the next two days. Insurance covers the cost because my last laptop got stolen. Pretty sweet deal because my old HP was a pile of crap. So can you guys please recommend 2 of the best laptops you can think of for law school? I can spend up to $850 and still get it from free, so keep this in mind while giving suggestions. Thanks!
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Anything in the Thinkpad line is extremely durable and awesome.risktaker wrote:which one?beach_terror wrote:http://www.lenovo.com - enjoy.risktaker wrote:Okay, I am too lazy to read though 31 pages. I am a PC guy, and I need to buy a laptop in the next two days. Insurance covers the cost because my last laptop got stolen. Pretty sweet deal because my old HP was a pile of crap. So can you guys please recommend 2 of the best laptops you can think of for law school? I can spend up to $850 and still get it from free, so keep this in mind while giving suggestions. Thanks!
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risktaker wrote:Okay, I am too lazy to read though 31 pages. I am a PC guy, and I need to buy a laptop in the next two days. Insurance covers the cost because my last laptop got stolen. Pretty sweet deal because my old HP was a pile of crap. So can you guys please recommend 2 of the best laptops you can think of for law school? I can spend up to $850 and still get it from free, so keep this in mind while giving suggestions. Thanks!
pick 20 random computers under 850- cut and past them on a dartboard, drink a few pitchers of your favorite beer and throw a dart. wherever the dart hits- thats the cpu you get.
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This is correct.beach_terror wrote:Anything in the Thinkpad line is extremely durable and awesome.risktaker wrote:which one?beach_terror wrote:http://www.lenovo.com - enjoy.risktaker wrote:Okay, I am too lazy to read though 31 pages. I am a PC guy, and I need to buy a laptop in the next two days. Insurance covers the cost because my last laptop got stolen. Pretty sweet deal because my old HP was a pile of crap. So can you guys please recommend 2 of the best laptops you can think of for law school? I can spend up to $850 and still get it from free, so keep this in mind while giving suggestions. Thanks!
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http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... ts/comparenorthwood wrote:whats the difference between microsoft windows7 and microsoft windows 7 professional?
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risktaker wrote:Thanks northwood. Sorry, I am not computer savvy.
neither am i. im still stuck as much as you are, but want to get the purchase out of the way.
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