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wa2bux
10-19-2007, 07:21 AM
I just took delivery of a nice new Fujitsu T2010 tablet PC, to replace my somewhat long in the tooth TC1100. I'm finding that if I Hibernate the unit and put it aside, the battery will drain completely in 3-4 days. I'm definitely doing Hibernate and not Standby (says "Hibernating..." as it shuts down).

I swapped a few emails with Fujitsu tech support, and they say this behavior is normal - take the battery out if its going to sit for awhile. Personally, I think that if this is normal, its a pretty stupid design - the whole point of hibernation is to avoid this sort of thing. Comments, opinions, suggestions and so forth would be welcome. I wouldn't accept this sort of behavior from my cellphone or PDA, why should I accept it from my (4x the price) tablet. :(

Larry

John Hill
10-19-2007, 07:30 AM
hibernate still requires power from the battery, but 3-4 days does sound short for a new battery