Comments on: Sony hands out free batteries http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061124/sony-free-battery/ All the stuff about Microsoft and technology you haven't read anywhere else. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Sharpe http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061124/sony-free-battery/#comment-8177 Matt Sharpe Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:16:39 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061124/sony-free-battery/#comment-8177 Damn, My laptop is the only portege not listed - M200. Not that it matters 'cos I'm in the UK anyway! Damn,
My laptop is the only portege not listed – M200.
Not that it matters ‘cos I’m in the UK anyway!

]]> By: Long Zheng http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061124/sony-free-battery/#comment-8128 Long Zheng Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:23:19 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061124/sony-free-battery/#comment-8128 @Jonh: You can start with this http://www.isd.toshiba.com.au/battery/Batt_Affected.asp @Jonh: You can start with this http://www.isd.toshiba.com.au/battery/Batt_Affected.asp

]]> By: Jonh http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061124/sony-free-battery/#comment-8127 Jonh Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:10:52 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061124/sony-free-battery/#comment-8127 Hey Long, where is the link to the Australian form? Ive got a battery than can be replaced :) But i read the form and they dont ship outise the US :S Hey Long, where is the link to the Australian form? Ive got a battery than can be replaced :) But i read the form and they dont ship outise the US :S

]]> By: Comrade Ghorkov http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061124/sony-free-battery/#comment-8093 Comrade Ghorkov Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:08:53 +0000 http://www.istartedsomething.com/20061124/sony-free-battery/#comment-8093 I thought about applying for a new one, but the Toshiba battery replacement offer wasn't going on here in the UK (for shame), besides I've already got 3 batteries for me M4 (first one came with my first M4, second one I got after complaining about poor customer service, third one I got with my brand new replacement M4) "3 hours of juice", only if you run in Low Power mode (no backlight, mute, 700Mhz CPU, PowerMizer GPU settings), it's only good for word processing. Each battery *really* gives you 2 hours "real world" usage tops, and 45 minutes of Half-Life 2 Deathmatch on full power. I thought about applying for a new one, but the Toshiba battery replacement offer wasn’t going on here in the UK (for shame), besides I’ve already got 3 batteries for me M4 (first one came with my first M4, second one I got after complaining about poor customer service, third one I got with my brand new replacement M4)

“3 hours of juice”, only if you run in Low Power mode (no backlight, mute, 700Mhz CPU, PowerMizer GPU settings), it’s only good for word processing. Each battery *really* gives you 2 hours “real world” usage tops, and 45 minutes of Half-Life 2 Deathmatch on full power.

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