Aah. Yes, it should be fine. Good luck. On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:41:42 +0100, "TrueBlue" <billy72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > Christopher, the Laptop in question, will be used mainly from the mains > power supply. > Will this use be all right?. > Billy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:26 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: surely not? > > > > Yes, it is, unfortunately. Wireless will drain the battery more than > > using an ethernet cable. The reason being that the laptop has to use the > > power that's in the battery to not only power the laptop itself but also > > to external/internal devices. For example, if you plugged a wireless > > card in, the laptop would have to power the wireless card in order for > > you to use it. So that's why the battery power will run down quicker > > using wireless. Hope that helps. > > On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 10:47:11 +0100, "TrueBlue" <billy72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > said: > >> hi guys, > >> surely this can't be true. > >> I have been told from people on other mailing lists, that if yu connect > >> yur laptop wirelessly to the Internet, it will run down the Laptops > >> battery, quicker than using a ethernet cable. > >> Can this be really true?. > >> Also on the same list, the suggestion is that it is a bad Idea to run the > >> Laptop VIA the power adaptor. > >> Finally, is it better to purchase an external Laptop keyboard?. > >> Billy > >> Billy > >> > > -- > > Christopher Hallsworth > > chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > -- Christopher Hallsworth chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq