Hey there everybody, just a question I've pondered for some time. How come something like the Macbook air can keep up to 12 hours of battery life, while much bigger laptops with only marginally faster hardware struggle to even keep it at over three? Ultrabooks seem to champion the battery life of windows laptops, but they're the thinnest at the same time, wouldn't the lack of extra space suggest that they couldnt fit a bigger battery in the laptop?
I mean how often do you see af 17" laptop with even a slightly mobile battery life? I know there's a lot more screen to power, but their hardware often doesnt differ from the hardware in smaller laptops, so you should think they would use the added room for a gigantic battery? Also, why doesnt companies take the hardware of an ultrabook that's under 1,5 cm thick, and just add a whole new layer to the laptop that's just one big battery with a height of around 1cm? It would still be smaller than a lot of other laptops, but it should offer otherworldly battery life, right?
I'm assuming all this is wrong, but I don't know how, so that's why I'm asking. I'm not an expert on these things, so be patient with me
I mean how often do you see af 17" laptop with even a slightly mobile battery life? I know there's a lot more screen to power, but their hardware often doesnt differ from the hardware in smaller laptops, so you should think they would use the added room for a gigantic battery? Also, why doesnt companies take the hardware of an ultrabook that's under 1,5 cm thick, and just add a whole new layer to the laptop that's just one big battery with a height of around 1cm? It would still be smaller than a lot of other laptops, but it should offer otherworldly battery life, right?
I'm assuming all this is wrong, but I don't know how, so that's why I'm asking. I'm not an expert on these things, so be patient with me