Shall we establish some useful battery life standards?

It’s difficult to trust computer makers on certain aspects of their product. Sure, you can believe them when they state the number of gigabytes in the drive, or what type of processor is in there, but when it comes to claims of performance and usability, they can be a bit biased. And while I’m sure everyone has their own way of testing something like battery life, shouldn’t we give it the same sort of rigorous scrutiny as everything else? It’s left to the tech sites to actually benchmark battery life (among other claims), but it seems like a few guidelines would make it a lot easier on the average consumer.

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  According to a mag called Netbook Italia (which might have something to do with computers) Samsung is developing a new NVIDIA Ion-powered netbook platform, with the first such device making the scene in Europe as early as July…
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  The BBC convinced 13 year old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman and use it for a week. The first shock came just from seeing the thing:
  It gets worse from there…
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  Wanna trade in some battery life and get a bit of extra speed in the deal? Lenovo is now offering its spanking new S12 netbook with a VIA Nano ULV 2250 processor and VIA Chrome9 HC3 graphics instead of the usual Intel Atom / GMA 950 combo…

• Samsung to introduce NVIDIA Ion-powered netbook
• 13 Year Old Uses Walkman for a Week. Result: Embarrassment
• Video: MacBook Transforms into Miniature Spaceship, Flies Away
• Lenovo S12 gets a VIA Nano option
• Acer Aspire One AO751h reviewed — sweet battery life, sad CPU marks
• Don’t expect to see World of Warcraft on consoles any time soon
• Intel and Nokia strike mobile CPU deal, details pending
• Firmware Update Fixes MacBook SATA ‘Issue’, Silences Conspiracists
• Epic 1TB HDD roundup – and the winner is…
• iPhone 3GS Torn Down, Reveals an ARM CortexA8 CPU That Can Go Bigger, Faster

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