Apparently, notebook makers found a work-around. These days, you'd be hard pressed to find a notebook computer that doesn't come with a big, bright, crisp TFT display.
In the same vein, we believe it's high time notebook manufacturers begin to address the poor-battery life of portables. While several of the machines in the roundup (notably the Toshiba Portege and Sony VAIO) can accommodate a second battery via a connection on their undersides, this strikes us as more stop-gap than solution.
Instead, we'd like to see some radical thinking go into notebook battery design. Lithium ion technology and clip-on back-up batteries are fine, but they're only going to take you so far.
And just what target would we set for battery life on a notebook? Six hours of normal use on a single charge, and four hours for DVD watching.
We think it's doable. Considering just how far notebook computers have come in the past ten years, we think almost anything is possible. And when we say anything, we of course mean: built-in cellular capability.
But we'll save that for next year's wish list.
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