correct me if i'm wrong. definitely. but didnt apple create some new battery technology called lithium polymer battery. the one thats supposed to get 8 hours on a 17" macbook pro, 7 hours on all the other macbooks and 10 hours on the iPad? isnt this new technology? or just a rehash of current tech? whichever way, it sounds better that whats being discussed here.
@knightGeek and by that i mean, the sucky battery life of current gen mobile devices and no new tech comin out. not that its better that what stanford just created... sorry
If by invent you mean took credit for, then yes. Also Li-Poly batteries have the same energy density as Li-Ion, with the differences being that they're more expensive to manufacture, but safer in extreme environments. If you short a Li-Poly battery and then puncture it, it probably won't blow your arm off like a Li-Ion battery would.
Anyway the reason macbooks get such great battery life is because they choose energy efficiency over performance wherever possible, and they have huge-ass batteries.
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correct me if i'm wrong. definitely. but didnt apple create some new battery technology called lithium polymer battery. the one thats supposed to get 8 hours on a 17" macbook pro, 7 hours on all the other macbooks and 10 hours on the iPad?
isnt this new technology? or just a rehash of current tech? whichever way, it sounds better that whats being discussed here.
@knightGeek and by that i mean, the sucky battery life of current gen mobile devices and no new tech comin out. not that its better that what stanford just created... sorry
@knightGeek
If by invent you mean took credit for, then yes. Also Li-Poly batteries have the same energy density as Li-Ion, with the differences being that they're more expensive to manufacture, but safer in extreme environments. If you short a Li-Poly battery and then puncture it, it probably won't blow your arm off like a Li-Ion battery would.
Anyway the reason macbooks get such great battery life is because they choose energy efficiency over performance wherever possible, and they have huge-ass batteries.