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Re: Why not NiMH?

From Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Why not NiMH?
Date 2013-12-06 18:24 +1300
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID <061220131824265269%YourName@YourISP.com> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <dorayme-018CA0.11011905122013@news.albasani.net> <051220130521408134%star@sky.net> <dorayme-7B63F6.09075106122013@news.albasani.net> <061220131330451853%YourName@YourISP.com> <dorayme-7EECA9.12004706122013@news.albasani.net>

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In article <dorayme-7EECA9.12004706122013@news.albasani.net>, dorayme
<dorayme@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> In article <061220131330451853%YourName@YourISP.com>,
>  Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <dorayme-7B63F6.09075106122013@news.albasani.net>, dorayme
> > <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> > > In article <051220130521408134%star@sky.net>, Davoud <star@sky.net> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > dorayme:
> > > > > How about this: make so it can be removed easily and a spare one 
> > > > > carried. Like with some cameras.
> > > > 
> > > > Are you suggesting that I redesign Apple laptops in this manner?
> > > 
> > > Eh? Where did you figure in this?
> > > 
> > > > Because I'm the wrong person to talk to about this.
> > > >
> > > 
> > > Eh? Who said you had anything to do with this matter? 
> > > 
> > > > I can, however, offer a time-saving suggestion: get over it.
> > > 
> > > Get over what exactly? Making any conversational suggestions? 
> > > 
> > > > Apple are
> > > > not going to take your suggestion. It seems that about ten hours of
> > > > heavy use is more than sufficient battery life for most users. Works
> > > > for me, and carrying spare batteries would partially defeat my purpose
> > > > in using laptops.
> > > 
> > > I never made any suggestions to Apple. It was just conversation here. 
> > > 
> > > Be good if they made it very simple to replace batteries, to allow 
> > > people the choice of taking on a journey a spare (that does not mean 
> > > hand-luggage carrying) and even allowing for easily corner-store 
> > > purchasable alternative facilities. Like throwing them in a holder (in 
> > > series) to get the amps and voltage to connect via an external plug. 
> > > Or a clever way of designing the battery area to allow alternative 
> > > arrangements in there.
> > 
> > Apple purposely stopped having removeable batteries (and optical
> > drives) so that the dsiegn could be thinner and lighter.
> > 
> > There's already numerous external power packs for portable devices for
> > those who really want / need them, but they are pretty much the
> > minority.
> 
> Good points. On the last point, I was actually thinking there might 
> well be those but was wondering how they would work, via the very 
> proprietorial magnet charging port (just considering my old but 
> beautiful white MB)?

The company Hyper makes all sorts of "goodies", including a suite of
external power products. Their HyperJuice2 is advertised to be able to
power various Macbook models (and even a MacBook and 2 iPads / iPhones
at the same time, although obvously not for as long as a single
device).
http://www.hypershop.com/HyperJuice/

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Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-04 16:24 -0500
  Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-04 16:38 -0500
    Re: Why not NiMH? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2013-12-05 11:01 +1100
      Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-04 23:38 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? Mike Lane <mike.lane.usenet@ntlworld.co.uk> - 2013-12-05 13:21 +0000
          Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 11:29 -0500
          Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 09:01 +1300
      Re: Why not NiMH? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-12-05 05:21 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2013-12-06 09:07 +1100
          Re: Why not NiMH? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-12-05 18:42 -0500
            Re: Why not NiMH? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2013-12-06 11:57 +1100
              Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 18:34 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2013-12-06 17:08 +1100
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 19:19 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2013-12-06 20:14 +1100
          Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 13:30 +1300
            Re: Why not NiMH? dorayme <dorayme@optusnet.com.au> - 2013-12-06 12:00 +1100
              Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 18:24 +1300
            Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-05 19:50 -0600
      Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 15:11 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 16:15 -0500
    Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-04 19:59 -0500
      Re: Why not NiMH? Ted Lee <tmplee@mr.net> - 2013-12-04 22:09 -0600
        Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-04 23:38 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 00:54 -0500
          Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 00:59 -0500
            Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 02:22 -0500
              Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 02:44 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 03:36 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-05 04:21 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 11:29 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 16:24 -0500
              Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-05 18:37 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 14:19 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-05 13:31 -0600
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 09:07 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 14:36 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-05 22:02 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 13:26 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-06 00:33 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 18:36 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-06 21:22 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-07 11:49 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-07 00:11 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-07 18:07 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-07 08:37 -0600
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-08 09:52 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-05 19:49 -0600
                Re: Why not NiMH? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-05 21:55 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-06 18:40 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-06 21:24 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-07 11:49 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-06 18:43 -0500
                Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-07 08:32 -0600
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-08 09:50 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-07 15:50 -0600
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-08 14:04 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-12-07 21:02 -0600
                Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-08 17:45 +1300
                Re: Why not NiMH? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-06 17:48 +0000
                Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-06 21:25 +0000
        Re: Why not NiMH? Davoud <star@sky.net> - 2013-12-05 05:33 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2013-12-05 18:35 +0000
      Re: Why not NiMH? Zar Zifodow <zarzifodow@mailinator.com> - 2013-12-04 20:14 -0800
      Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-04 23:38 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? Siri Cruz <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-04 20:46 -0800
        Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 02:22 -0500
          Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 02:44 -0500
  Re: Why not NiMH? Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2013-12-04 23:08 -0800
    Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 03:08 -0500
      Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 11:29 -0500
  Re: Why not NiMH? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2013-12-05 14:15 +0000
    Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-05 12:43 -0500
      Re: Why not NiMH? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-05 12:54 -0500
      Re: Why not NiMH? Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2013-12-05 22:44 -0800
        Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-06 13:19 -0500
      Re: Why not NiMH? me@home.spamsucks.ca (Kiraly) - 2013-12-06 22:35 +0000
        Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-07 02:27 -0500
        Re: Why not NiMH? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2013-12-08 00:10 -0500
  Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-14 18:57 +1300
    Re: Why not NiMH? Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2013-12-17 12:04 -0500
      Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-18 09:27 +1300
  Re: Why not NiMH? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-19 18:59 +1300

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