Laptop with decent battery life.

Kesava · 07-23-2008, 02:10 PM

Ok so im looking for a Laptop that has a decent battery life.

Not that long ago my mum got a Compaq and the battery only lasted around 2 hours. that is no where near enough.
is it possible to get one that lasts 6-7-8 hours or more?

nevermind the price, is there anything like that which is decent?

i was wanting a nice screen and all that but that will be using up more battery so ill have to settle for a smaller screen right?

can someone please guide me as to a decent laptop for that?

thankyou

[-0MEGA-] · 07-23-2008, 10:01 PM

That's very rare to find in laptops, 2-3 hours is about the norm for gaming laptops as well as budget laptops. Some very cheap laptops (under $500-$600 usually) only have batteries that last for 1-2 hours.

It depends what you want to be doing though, my previous Dell could last up to 6-6.5 hours, but that was when I wasn't doing anything, brightness all the way down, and WiFi off. That was on a 9-cell battery and a 15.4" screen.

Kill Bill · 07-23-2008, 10:14 PM

Yes! What do you do with a computer?

Sir Travis D · 07-23-2008, 10:38 PM

You could get an external battery life, but they are expensive. I would say the average amount of battery a 15.4 inch laptop with average specs and average settings and a 6 cell battery would get, would be about two and a half hours.

Cleric7x9 · 07-23-2008, 10:45 PM

http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/noteboo...9133705,00.htm

cohen · 07-23-2008, 10:49 PM

Some laptops can get up to 5 hours.

If you completely flatten the battery and the charge it full and do that for around a week, you'll notice a difference. Also, the lower brightness on the screen, the less battery it uses up.

Kesava · 07-24-2008, 04:14 AM

i will not be gaming on it. the laptop would be for business. word processing. browsing and so on.

i dont mind paying more for a 9 cell battery if that will help. is that the best i can get?

wow cleric thats for that link. should help heaps.

basically because im not doing anything too demanding... the performance doesnt matter so much. however a 17" screen would be nice. but i guess that isnt practical if your wanting long battery life right?

Kesava · 07-24-2008, 04:32 AM

i had a look at cleric's link, the cpu's seem to be very slow, which i understand will help battery life. but still...
i think 11 hours of battery is more then enough...
id rather get say... 6 hours of battery life... and have a better cpu and bigger screen.

some of those were 12" or less

is there anything in between?

for example... the toshiba laptop has a 6 cell battery.
and yet has 11 hours battery life. could i get a 15.4 inch screen laptop and a 9 cell battery and have it run like 6-7 hours?

Kesava · 07-24-2008, 02:24 PM

what about an apple laptop?
macbook pro or something?

can i get an aftermarket 9 cell battery for it?

[-0MEGA-] · 07-24-2008, 09:47 PM

The MacBook with 6-cell lasts around 3-4 hours, I'd imagine if you could get an 8/9 cell you could get it up to around 6 hours.

07-23-2008, 02:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 3,379	Laptop with decent battery life. Ok so im looking for a Laptop that has a decent battery life. Not that long ago my mum got a Compaq and the battery only lasted around 2 hours. that is no where near enough. is it possible to get one that lasts 6-7-8 hours or more? nevermind the price, is there anything like that which is decent? i was wanting a nice screen and all that but that will be using up more battery so ill have to settle for a smaller screen right? can someone please guide me as to a decent laptop for that? thankyou __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

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[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,389	That's very rare to find in laptops, 2-3 hours is about the norm for gaming laptops as well as budget laptops. Some very cheap laptops (under $500-$600 usually) only have batteries that last for 1-2 hours. It depends what you want to be doing though, my previous Dell could last up to 6-6.5 hours, but that was when I wasn't doing anything, brightness all the way down, and WiFi off. That was on a 9-cell battery and a 15.4" screen. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

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07-24-2008, 04:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 3,379	i will not be gaming on it. the laptop would be for business. word processing. browsing and so on. i dont mind paying more for a 9 cell battery if that will help. is that the best i can get? wow cleric thats for that link. should help heaps. basically because im not doing anything too demanding... the performance doesnt matter so much. however a 17" screen would be nice. but i guess that isnt practical if your wanting long battery life right? __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

07-24-2008, 04:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 3,379	i had a look at cleric's link, the cpu's seem to be very slow, which i understand will help battery life. but still... i think 11 hours of battery is more then enough... id rather get say... 6 hours of battery life... and have a better cpu and bigger screen. some of those were 12" or less is there anything in between? for example... the toshiba laptop has a 6 cell battery. and yet has 11 hours battery life. could i get a 15.4 inch screen laptop and a 9 cell battery and have it run like 6-7 hours? __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

07-24-2008, 02:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 3,379	what about an apple laptop? macbook pro or something? can i get an aftermarket 9 cell battery for it? __________________ Following my advice will harm your computer. Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L OS:OSX 10.5.2 3dMark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com AIM=kesava8

07-24-2008, 09:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,389	The MacBook with 6-cell lasts around 3-4 hours, I'd imagine if you could get an 8/9 cell you could get it up to around 6 hours. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

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