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    battery life and MS Office

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by nemapau, Oct 9, 2006.

  1. nemapau

    nemapau Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, I was wondering how long does the macbook battery lasts while watching dvd´s in iDVD or watching iTunes videos, and, a completly different subject, what exactly is the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, how long does it last?
    Thanx in advance.
     
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  2. Wooky

    Wooky Notebook Evangelist

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    It should go for at least 3 hours, depending of couse on screen brightness and whether wifi is on or off.
    As for MS Office, 30 days IIRC. It is exactly that, a test version that disables itself after 30 days. It is quite complete, but I think some features like printing are disabled, I really don't remember.
     
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    The only downside to office is that it doesn't have one note. I can't remember if it has powerpoint in it either (think it does...).
     
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    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yup, it does have PowerPoint.....
     
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    nemapau Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks guys, so I could probably watch 2 movies with one charge then....
     
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    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    Just to clarify, iDVD is designed for authoring DVD's, not watching them. There is a normal app called DVD Player for DVD playback.

    Some MacBook owners will often use a program like Handbrake to rip a version of their DVD's to t heir hard drives.... watching it like this could give you a battery life benefit (since it wouldn't be spinning the DVD drive constantly).
     
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    Can Handbrake reencode DVDs to fit into a DVD5 disc?
     
    Wooky, Oct 9, 2006
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    Handbrake is just for ripping a DVD to MPEG4 or h.264 format. It doesn't do transcoding or DVD shrinking or that kind of thing.
     
    zadillo, Oct 9, 2006
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