When are they finally going to make a laptop battery that lasts more than a year? You know the technology's floating around out there, but everyone's too busy trying to sell designer laptops to worry about actual usability issues like batteries that choke out after a year of usage.
Man, if I had some capital right now, I'd track those guys down and make that an essential part of a notebook computer designed for real use. It'd be silent, cool, environmentally friendly, rugged, with a respectable looking black plastic matte finish that's easy to handle without scratching or smudging up. The keyboard would have a simple, replaceable silicon skin membrane that keeps all the dirt and grime out of the moving parts and offers some liquid protection, and the keys wouldn't be so fragile that they pop out after writing a short novel.
The big emphasis would also be on battery life with a single charge. I'd give it enough juice for a guaranteed 10 hours of real work, with the wireless on and moderate CPU usage with the screen on full brightness, and I'd use new battery technology to guarantee you still keep getting the same 10 hour full battery charge years later.
Granted, it wouldn't be sleek, slender, shiny, or sexy, but it wouldn't melt your pants with moderate CPU loads or fall to pieces after a few months of heavy use either. And it'd still be no more heavier than a decent textbook.
