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Re: Low cost Netbooks for scouting

Now this is what I think was brought up earlier, that depending on the venue, you might not be able to get and extension cords to your seats, even if you get seats that are near an outlet. It ultimately depends on the venue for power in the stands, and FIRST might not allow it.

Lets throw some numbers out to discuss. Usually 8am is is when things start to settle in for regional, then matches starting after 9am. They will last until 12-1pm, so from 8 to 1, that is 5 hours, so at the max, hope for about 5 hours of battery, maybe more realistically around 4ish. Then about a 30 minute charge. Depending on the computer, the power readily available, etc. Hopefully you will be able to get a little more then a half hour charge in, and then for the stretch. Depending on the regional and how things are moving, I'd expect everything to be all over around 5pm. So from 12:30-5pm is 4.5 hours at the max, and if lunch is put off for a bit, maybe 3.5-4 hours. So you need a computer that can go for anywhere from about 7-9 hours (give or take), with a midday charge. Now unfortunately, this is where I have no experience, is in how fast netbooks charge and discharge. I would say, like I did above, that it depends on the computer and the power readily available. My one recommendation is to go for something that has a large battery, and a decent discharge time (about half the posted time in the specs, maybe a bit more if all visual effects are turned down). But again, most of the battery time is going to be determined my the battery, processor, processes, ram, etc.
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