24 Hour Laptops From HP?

daveyboy79 writes "This article from the BBC shows HP's new laptop, the HP EliteBook 6930p. Configured with several options, such as the 80Gb SSD and the mercury-free LED displays, it allows users to get 24 hours of non-stop computing." The real question is, are we talking 24 hours of word processing? Or 24 hours of actually using your computer?

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[rallymatte]

Jack Bauer should get one!

24 hours of...

[L4t3r4lu5]

standby.

Re:Who Cares?

[EchoD]

My laptop can run in sleep mode for a week. Is that good?

31337

[Rob T Firefly]

15 years ago, I probably would have bought an Elitebook just for the name.

Re:Marketing speak

[whathappenedtomonday]

> Well, perhaps you should RTFA.

Nah, that would be cheating.

Re:Is word processing not using a computer?

[pipatron]

I do websites (well, SEO, mostly) and internet marketing

You Sir, are more evil than Satan himself.

Re:Databases for CRM.

[MrNaz]

I'd say [Citation needed] however I really don't want anything else from where you pulled that statement from.

Re:24

[vagabond_gr]

[deep-voice] Terrorists have installed a trigger mechanism on a HP EliteBook 6930p, which will detonate when the laptop shuts down or suspends. Now Jack has 24 hours to find the Chinese bad-asses who stole the charger. [/deep-voice]

Re:Is word processing not using a computer?

[gad_zuki!]

>It would be easy to produce a black and white appliance that ran a single light office suite that lasted for more than 24 hours.

Exactly. Im thinking some kind of ink delivering cylinder that when pressed against "non-e-ink paper" could produce marks which other humans would be able to "read." The life of this setup would last months if not years!

Re:Who Cares?

[mspohr]

I can run in sleep mode for a week. Yes, it is good.

Re:Databases for CRM.

[0100010001010011]

I like techno. I've found it sets a pace for my typing. Thankfully I've never started typing the words.

The system. Is down.
The system. Is down.

Re:Marketing speak

[Guysmiley777]

Well, perhaps you should RTFA.

Witchcraft! Heresy! BLASPHEMER!

Re:31337

[nmg196]

25 years ago I would have been reading a book while waiting for Elite to load off the tape.

Re:24

[MightyYar]

It would still be funny for one whole episode to be devoted to Jack's trip to Arby's.

Re:Is word processing not using a computer?

[Overzeetop]

Yes, but the text is often extremely variable. I am considering a patent on a device which uses the energy from the actual keystrokes to power the machine, and provide a crisp, easily readable output on normal paper. I found one of these up in the attic of my house, but I'm sure that if I apply for the patent with words like "internet" and a few possible business methods I can can get it approved. It also makes a very cool clackety-clack sound while typing, a bit reminiscent of the old IBM model M, but louder. I guarantee all the typing geeks will have to have one. I'm going to make a mint! [wikipedia.org]

Re:Databases for CRM.

[frosty_tsm]

Don't call them "fat", that hurts their feelings. They are just "thick".