MP3s and battery consumption

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From: Alexander Krumeich (krumeich_at_cl-ki.uni-osnabrueck.de)
Date: Sun Jan 31 1999 - 12:02:07 EST

Barry,

>I don't play mp3 files on the laptop though. I suspect that would be
>rough on battery life.

not at all. On my TP600 (P233, 64 MB, Linux 2.0.35 and x11amp) playing
MP3s is hardly a strain on the battery. During a longish train trip
yesterday, I played MP3s for two hours and the battery was still at >60%.
I have to admit that the lid was closed, so the display was turned off. I
suppose it might make a difference to use the internal speakers instead of
a Walkman headset.

Usually, x11amp---which is comparable to Winamp---uses about 20% of the
CPU's computing power.

        Alexander 

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