Battery life will be better on systems with slower, mobile-specific processors and smaller screens. Therefor, avoid:
* Any system with a huge screen.
* Any system with a non-mobile processor.
* Any system that touts graphical capabilities as a selling point.
* Any system that's paper thin. (Yes, I know lighter is better, but once you get below a certain point you start having to cut into the size of the battery to get any lighter, and thus cut into battery life.)
The best thing to do is narrow down the choices to a handful of candidates, then look up reviews of those systems online to find out their TRUE capabilities, like battery life and whatnot.
However, a tablet might be a better choice unless a lot of typing will be necessary. (For taking notes or such.)
--- Kris Asick (Gemini)
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