Two weeks ago Wired.com’s Charlie Sorrel had a nerd-rection over his MSI Wind-clone netbook. But he still dreams of the perfect laptop: "A tiny, full featured computer in your bag, a device so
small and light you never notice it’s there. A machine with a battery
life so long you treat it like a cellphone."
A German blog EeePC News has leaked pictures suggesting netbooks are close to turning that second part (i.e. long battery life) of Charlie’s geek fantasy into a hardened reality. The photos present a sexy MSI Wind from several angles, revealing — boo ya! A 9-cell battery.
Mind you, the battery makes the netbook look a little big from behind, but most current netbooks come with standard 3- or 4-cell batteries, which only put out for a measly three hours max. Adding a 9-cell battery is the netbook equivalent of tiger balm, greatly extending run time to about 9 or 10 hours.
No word on a release date or price yet, but I’m fairly sure when Charlie snatches one of these babies up he’s going to call in sick to, uh, spend time with his family.
Photos of the 9 cell battery for MSI Wind and Akoya Mini [EeePCNews via LaptopMag]
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This post was written by admin on October 4, 2008
