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robinson · 07-23-2013, 06:01 PM

Do you think it's the "market" or the "marketing" that has put the focus on being lighter and lighter each time?

I think a substantial portion of the market would trade some weight for much longer battery life, at least in the iPhone realm. OTOH, a low-power CPU can make all the difference--i.e., the new Haswell MacBook Airs! Same weight, but incredible 12-14 hour battery life--even better than the iPad's!

07-23-2013, 06:01 PM	#54
robinson Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 997293 Join Date: Jan 2003	Do you think it's the "market" or the "marketing" that has put the focus on being lighter and lighter each time? I think a substantial portion of the market would trade some weight for much longer battery life, at least in the iPhone realm. OTOH, a low-power CPU can make all the difference--i.e., the new Haswell MacBook Airs! Same weight, but incredible 12-14 hour battery life--even better than the iPad's!