how long can your laptop batteries last for?

fatdragon · 03-25-2007, 09:39 AM

how long can your laptop batteries last for also tells us what model is your laptop
Eg: hp pavillion dv6000 and it last for 3 hours

cryption · 03-25-2007, 04:45 PM

about 5 hours when the brightness turned down

Apple Macbook

Alvin.C · 03-25-2007, 06:29 PM

Hello,

I use an HP nx7300 (RU452ET) Notebook

It originally came with a 6-cell battery rated 10.8v 4000mAh providing 43Wh. With wireless on, brightness up, and when surfing the net, it gave around 2 hours 20 minutes. Okay I guess, but not excellent.

Because this isn't long enough for me, I purchased an 8-cell battery for £50 from eBay, rated 14.4v 4800mAh providing 69Wh. With wireless on, brightness up, and when surfing the net, I can get 3 hours 45 minutes runtime using the 8-cell battery, and over 4 hours with wireless off and brightness down. Much better.

I'll be upgrading the Celeron M 430 processor to a Core Duo T2400 next week. It will be interesting to see the difference it will make.

nffc10 · 03-25-2007, 11:04 PM

About 4 hours if it's just idle and doing nothing.

heyman421 · 03-25-2007, 11:06 PM

Mine lasts for 2 hours.

It's just a wee tiny battery, tho.

Noam · 03-26-2007, 07:37 AM

Gateway CX2610 (notebook) and 4h plus if LED's turned off and screen brightness turned down. I also keep wireless off if not in use.

**The_Other_One** · 03-26-2007, 08:05 AM

Averatec 3270 - ~ 2.5-3 hours with wifi enabled, lowest screen brightness, and running around 800MHz. It's final for casual surfing...

It's got some age on it, coming around 2 years now. *knock on wood* that it'll keep on lasting around this long

I'm not quite ready to purchase a new one.

heyman421 · 03-26-2007, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Other_One

Averatec 3270 - ~ 2.5-3 hours with wifi enabled, lowest screen brightness, and running around 800MHz. It's final for casual surfing...

It's got some age on it, coming around 2 years now. *knock on wood* that it'll keep on lasting around this long

I'm not quite ready to purchase a new one.

Hey i've got an averatec too

I didn't think anyone else on a computer forum would have such a budget laptop

What do you think of yours? I think mine's great for the price!

Zero problems so far.

Dropkickmurphys · 03-26-2007, 11:13 PM

mine lasts around 1.5 - 2 hours, depending if i turn on all the power saving features etc.

cryption · 03-26-2007, 07:09 PM

i can get about 2 hours of I'm playing Wolfenstein Enemy Territory on my macbook

03-25-2007, 09:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
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03-25-2007, 04:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
cryption Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 316	about 5 hours when the brightness turned down Apple Macbook __________________ AMD Athlon 64 x2 4600+ 4gb DDR2 300gb HDD nVidia geforce 7900gs http://www.computerforum.com/79259-o...intensive.html

03-25-2007, 06:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Alvin.C New Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. Posts: 8	Hello, I use an HP nx7300 (RU452ET) Notebook It originally came with a 6-cell battery rated 10.8v 4000mAh providing 43Wh. With wireless on, brightness up, and when surfing the net, it gave around 2 hours 20 minutes. Okay I guess, but not excellent. Because this isn't long enough for me, I purchased an 8-cell battery for £50 from eBay, rated 14.4v 4800mAh providing 69Wh. With wireless on, brightness up, and when surfing the net, I can get 3 hours 45 minutes runtime using the 8-cell battery, and over 4 hours with wireless off and brightness down. Much better. I'll be upgrading the Celeron M 430 processor to a Core Duo T2400 next week. It will be interesting to see the difference it will make. __________________ Alvin.C \|HP nx7300 Notebook\| \|Windows Vista Business Edition\| \|Intel Celeron M 430 1.73 Ghz\| \|Intel i945GM\| \|60GB HDD\| \|1GB DDR2-SODIMM\| \|DVD CD-RW\| \|15.4" WXGA\|

03-25-2007, 11:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
nffc10 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nottingham Age: 18 Posts: 1,659	About 4 hours if it's just idle and doing nothing. __________________ Amd Athlon 64 X2 6000+ @ 3.31GHz Asrock AM2NF3 VSTA 2gb Corsair XMS2 PC5400 Sapphire X800XL 256MB AGP 80GB Maxtor Hard Drive OCZ StealthXtreme 600W PSU Pictures - 1 2 3 http://www.treasuretrooper.com/438654

03-26-2007, 08:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,430	Averatec 3270 - ~ 2.5-3 hours with wifi enabled, lowest screen brightness, and running around 800MHz. It's final for casual surfing... It's got some age on it, coming around 2 years now. knock on wood that it'll keep on lasting around this long I'm not quite ready to purchase a new one. __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

03-25-2007, 11:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	Mine lasts for 2 hours. It's just a wee tiny battery, tho.

03-26-2007, 07:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Noam New Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3	Gateway CX2610 (notebook) and 4h plus if LED's turned off and screen brightness turned down. I also keep wireless off if not in use.

03-26-2007, 11:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
Dropkickmurphys Diamond Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Worthing, UK (Uni at Kent) Age: 20 Posts: 2,471	mine lasts around 1.5 - 2 hours, depending if i turn on all the power saving features etc. __________________ *Main PC:* Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz (OC @ 3.375GHz), Gigabyte P35C-DS3R motherboard, 4GB 8500 1066mhz RAM , 512MB Geforce 9800GTX+, 500GB Seagate 7,500RPM HDD, Lite-on 20x DVD+RW, OCZ GameXStream 850W PSU, CoolerMaster Black Centurian 534 Case, Samsung 19" SyncMaster 940BW monitor / Samsung 19" TV, Windows 7 Pro / XP Pro (Dual Boot) *Laptop (Acer Aspire 5720):* Intel T7500 2.2GHz, Intel Graphics X3100, 2GB DDR2 Ram, 160GB HDD, 15.4" Acer CrystalBrite Monitor. *Xfire:* poultrygeist *Steam ID:* unpdave

03-26-2007, 07:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
cryption Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 316	i can get about 2 hours of I'm playing Wolfenstein Enemy Territory on my macbook __________________ AMD Athlon 64 x2 4600+ 4gb DDR2 300gb HDD nVidia geforce 7900gs http://www.computerforum.com/79259-o...intensive.html

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