Longest Battery Run time

ANNR · 06-04-2008, 03:53 AM

I am think of a new PC laptop for my next semester so I am in no hurry.

Does anyone know of any laptop that has long battery run time when word processing? It would be best if it can last over 3 to 4 hours.

Thanks

jnskyliner34 · 06-04-2008, 04:16 AM

eeePC.

caml · 06-04-2008, 09:21 AM

I second that.

Most subnotebooks will last that long.

Or any laptop with at least a 6 cells battery.

daisymtc · 06-04-2008, 10:58 AM

Get a second battery

cohen · 06-04-2008, 11:35 AM

Macs

It depends.. when they are new they tend to not last long (in time)

This is how you make it longer.
Charge full... completely flatten... do this 3 to 5 times and then it should last a long time... with a dell i got it to last for 4 hours.

speedyink · 06-04-2008, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caml

IOr any laptop with at least a 6 cells battery.

No way dude, with a 6 cell on a standard laptop you'd be lucky to get 2 hours.

Any laptop with a 9 cell battery, on the other hand. My dell with the 9 cell lasts about 4-5 hours of word processing.

Burn_all · 06-04-2008, 07:37 PM

put it to battery saver, and buy a larger battery lol

[-0MEGA-] · 06-04-2008, 07:46 PM

On my Dell Inspiron E1520 that I used to have (15.4", C2D, 8600M GT) with a 9-cell battery I got an average of 4.5-5 hours under normal use, such as word processing, internet browsing, etc. However with the brightness all the way down, and doing some very basic tasks I got upwards of 6-7 hours.

cohen · 06-04-2008, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

On my Dell Inspiron E1520 that I used to have (15.4", C2D, 8600M GT) with a 9-cell battery I got an average of 4.5-5 hours under normal use, such as word processing, internet browsing, etc. However with the brightness all the way down, and doing some very basic tasks I got upwards of 6-7 hours.

WOW!!!!

Also the lower contrast you have on the screen... the longer it will last as well.

Enjoihcky24/7 · 06-04-2008, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cohen

Macs

It depends.. when they are new they tend to not last long (in time)

This is how you make it longer.
Charge full... completely flatten... do this 3 to 5 times and then it should last a long time... with a dell i got it to last for 4 hours.

Lets look back to the first post, I think he had "PC" in BIG RED BOLD letters, I don't think he wanted a mac...

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cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 8,223	Macs It depends.. when they are new they tend to not last long (in time) This is how you make it longer. Charge full... completely flatten... do this 3 to 5 times and then it should last a long time... with a dell i got it to last for 4 hours. __________________ My Website Desktop / Laptop Motherboard: Asus M2N X SE / Unknown CPU: AMD 4000+ 2.1GHZ x 2 / Intel Pentium M 1.60GHZ Ram: 2GB Transcend / 512MB Hard Drive: 320GB / 60GB Video Card: Both Intergrated Monitor: 19" Benq / 15.4" OS: Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3

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Burn_all Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Niagara Falls Posts: 107	put it to battery saver, and buy a larger battery lol __________________ The Rigg: Q6600 2.4GHz , GeForce 8800GTS 512MB CORSAIR 4GB , 500 GB HD x2 ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP ,OCZ GameXStream 700W NZXT Apollo Black case The Laptop: ASUS M51 Series M51Sn-X2 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T8300(2.40GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA ,4GB Memory DDR2 667 250GB HDD 5400rpm ,GeForce 9500M GS

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[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,466	On my Dell Inspiron E1520 that I used to have (15.4", C2D, 8600M GT) with a 9-cell battery I got an average of 4.5-5 hours under normal use, such as word processing, internet browsing, etc. However with the brightness all the way down, and doing some very basic tasks I got upwards of 6-7 hours. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

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