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Originally Posted by wallcraft
There really isn't anything like the DR1000S out there now, but that would be even more true if iRex put a 2x capacity battery in the device. Many laptop/tablet vendors are now offering 2x larger batteries as options. Laptops are so power hungry that this gives a major hit in weight and device thickness. In the case of the DR1000S is would be a minor hit in these areas for a major advance in per charge life.
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An interesting point that I saw mentioned elsewhere is that since the DR1000 is recharged via USB now, rather than from a power adapter, it can only charge with 500mA. Perhaps the decision to only put a single battery in the DR1000 is because the time it would take to charge a 2X battery via a USB connection would be really long.
I wonder if the decision to have half the battery capacity of the iLiad was a tradeoff for making it rechargable via USB, and they were hoping to make up the difference with the future power management functionality?