beachycove
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Do the greyscale active matrix screens in the PowerBook 1xx series consume significantly more power than the passive matrix displays? I know that the early colour LCDs would quickly drain a 1xx-series machine's battery, but I cannot find much to go on re. the greyscale ones, beyond the fact that Apple's spec sheets give the battery life of a 180 as the same as a 160. Well, they would say that….
If, however, the difference is indeed negligible, and given the ease with which a 1xx series machine can be re-celled, I think I'm going to begin looking for a PowerBook 180 (I notice a couple of nice examples on a certain auction site at the present moment, for instance).
My 160's passive matrix screen is awful, and though I have a nice PowerBook 150 on which the screen is surprisingly crisp, I like to have high end examples of Apple's old wares. For these purposes, the PowerBook 180 is king.
If, however, the difference is indeed negligible, and given the ease with which a 1xx series machine can be re-celled, I think I'm going to begin looking for a PowerBook 180 (I notice a couple of nice examples on a certain auction site at the present moment, for instance).
My 160's passive matrix screen is awful, and though I have a nice PowerBook 150 on which the screen is surprisingly crisp, I like to have high end examples of Apple's old wares. For these purposes, the PowerBook 180 is king.