New trend of laptops with battery life up to 3 days
Always connected personal computers, or ACPC for short, are a new design and manufacturing trend for laptops running on the current Windows platform.
According to USA Today, ACPC is a term used to describe laptops that combine the following key features: a battery that can power the device for days; instant-on technology that allows users to use a certain feature when turning on the device or touching a certain key without having to wait for the entire operating system to boot up; and a high-speed mobile network connection to avoid having to search for wifi while on the go.
In other words, the laptop will then have features similar to a smartphone today.
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Qualcomm, the world’s largest maker of smart chips, is taking a leading position in the emerging technology trend. This also marks the San Diego-based company’s second foray into the PC market after the failure of its Windows RT mobile operating system (a collaboration between Qualcomm and Microsoft) launched in 2012.
Intel is also a strong competitor in this field. Intel collaborated with Sony in 2005 to create the first personal computer with mobile network support. In the past few years, Intel has also been very involved in upgrading battery quality.
However, according to many technology experts, 2018 will not see the launch of ACPC laptop lines.
"With the computers we have today, you're lucky if you get 15 hours of battery life, and in most cases eight to 10 hours, so how can we expect to see a breakthrough this year to a new standard of 22 hours, or at least a week of standby time?" said technology analyst Tim Bajarin, president of Creative Strategies, the first market research firm in Silicon Valley.
However, in reality, there have been promising proofs of this ability. For example, with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip, ASUS computer company claims that their computer battery can last 22 hours in continuous video playback mode, and the battery life can last up to 30 days in standby mode.
For $799, the ASUS NovaGo (model #TP370) is also a 360-degree hinge with a permanent docking station. This allows users to turn a laptop into a tablet by bending it back behind the 13.3-inch screen.
It's also the first PC to feature Gigabit LTE speeds, giving users a constantly connected experience.
Along with this long-lasting battery feature, these always-connected computers also take advantage of the ubiquitous coverage of mobile phone networks, so there's no need to fumble around for a wifi connection like usual.
