Not all batteries are born to run. Many of the laptops in our
tests averaged around 3 hours of juice, but there were exceptions. Tillamook processors, though expected to score well on battery life, actually scored significantly lower. However, this is likely due to power-eating features like 4-MB graphics cards, 24X CD-ROM drives, and other hungry components.
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