FYI, I have been using a very useful program called
Uptime Meter that has really been able to give me an accurate gauge on the battery life. You should try it out and see how much time you get out of your device. Here were my latest stats: (3 days uptime, with 5 hrs actual usage)
Uptime Meter Plugin v3.4.3
Copyright(C) 2002-04 by Alexander Eltsyn (ae@ae.inc.ru)
Report generated: 21/04/08, 08:44
Timer started 17/04/08, 16:20, 3d ago
Current uptime: 5:06
Battery charge level: 5%
Uptime Charge
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0:00 100%
0:01 99%
0:04 98%
0:09 97%
0:11 96%
0:15 94%
0:16 93%
0:20 92%
0:32 91%
0:41 90%
0:46 89%
0:48 88%
0:55 87%
0:59 86%
1:05 85%
1:08 83%
1:09 82%
1:14 81%
1:23 79%
1:31 78%
1:32 77%
1:34 76%
1:45 75%
1:54 74%
1:56 73%
2:01 72%
2:11 71%
2:13 70%
2:17 69%
2:19 68%
2:23 67%
2:25 66%
2:27 65%
2:30 64%
2:34 63%
2:34 62%
2:35 60%
2:46 59%
2:46 58%
2:48 57%
2:49 56%
2:51 55%
2:54 54%
2:56 53%
2:58 52%
3:01 51%
3:04 50%
3:08 49%
3:09 48%
3:17 47%
3:18 46%
3:19 45%
3:20 43%
3:22 41%
3:22 40%
3:24 38%
3:25 37%
3:26 35%
3:34 34%
3:35 33%
3:43 31%
3:48 29%
3:58 28%
4:07 26%
4:07 25%
4:12 24%
4:23 23%
4:23 22%
4:26 21%
4:34 14%
4:45 12%
4:46 10%
4:48 9%
4:51 8%
4:53 7%
4:55 6%
4:59 5%
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