DIYbanter - View Single Post - Why aren't computer clocks as accurate as cheap quartz watches?

wrote:
Why do the battery powered clocks in personal computers tend to keep
worse time than quartz watches, even the $1 ones?

The computer batteries measure fine, at least 3.15V.

I thought that the problem was temperature swings in the computers
(25-38C), but a couple of cheapo watches taped inside the computers
kept better time.

Supply and demand.
If your watch kept bad time, you'd send it back.
If your computer keeps bad time, you'll reset the clock
and bitch about it on the internet.
Vendors care if you send it back. They don't care if you
bitch on the internet.
mike

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