Ever since the TabletKiosk eo came out we have been having a big discussion about the battery life and benchmarks [url=https://www.umpcportal.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=334&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&start=0]in our forums[/url].
[url=https://www.umpcportal.com/journal/2006/05/eo-and-q1-power-information.html]Steve from Carrypad.com[/url] and [url=http://ultramobilepc-tips.blogspot.com/]Frank from ultramobilepc-tips.blogspot.com[/url] have had a lot of info to contribute to the post.
Steve has been summarizing the posts for us and the latest one can be found [url=https://www.umpcportal.com/journal/2006/05/eo-and-q1-power-information.html]here[/url].
The biggest issue with the power drain is caused by an issue where the USB devices get polled and the CPU never gets a chance to go into power-saving C3 state. The current fix is to disable the USB device (which effectively removes all extrnal components) until there is a bios update or patch from TabletKiosk.
One good thing though is that TabletKiosk is looking into it. I was talking to DocBliny on our [url=https://www.umpcportal.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=75]IRC Channel[/url] and he pointed me to an email he just got from TabletKiosk that he posted over on [url=http://origamiproject.com/forums/5185/ShowThread.aspx#5185]OrigamiProject.com[/url]:
[b]Thank you for contacting TabletKiosk Technical Support.
We acknowledge that there is room for improvement with the eo v7110 battery life and heat dissipation; and our engineering team is working diligently to resolve these issues.
Please know that our user base will be notified as soon as we have determined the solutions for these issues.
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So at this point everyone is waiting patiently for a patch and in the meantime have figured out how to make the battery last a little longer.
