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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Really why? Does the PixelQi screen work without drawing power except for page turns? I really doubt it is able to do that and that you could get a usable 16 hours out of a dual PixelQi screen device.
Even the netbooks today that claim 8 hour battery in real use get more like 4 or 5.
BOb
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It's about equally unlikely that the Edge will achieve its stated runtime, and e-ink's bistability does not mean the device will not draw power between refreshes. And while I wouldn't be surprised at all by a 16-hour netbook with Pixel Qi, many users would still find a slightly shorter battery life better as they can be twice as productive anyway.
And I said a Pixel-Qi netbook anyway, not a dual screen device. There's relatively little need for a dual screen device like this when you don't have the horrible bottlenecking of Vizplex. I think Mirasol would make a better candidate for a dual screen device than Pixel Qi.