Thread: Getting $400 worth of laptop: Aspire 3680-2682, or retired toughbook CF-50?
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Old 07-20-2007, 11:48 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Getting $400 worth of laptop: Aspire 3680-2682, or retired toughbook CF-50?
I have the Aspire 5050. Yes using something to throttle the CPU will help a lot. Also dimming the screen when on battery. Also turning off bluetooth and wifi can help.

For now, your battery life will be much better running XP.
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