Thread: Why will people want UMPCs?
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Old 08-31-2006, 02:00 PM   #11
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I tell you what: I would buy an UMPC immediately, if and only if they find a way to increase battery life. The current LCD technology used (CCFL I think) really eats from the battery - and with 1.5 hours or so, the UMPC fails in its original purpose - to be truly mobile.

Also see JK's comment:
http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkonther...attery_li.html
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