Hey, I'm just wondering as to what everyones avg battery life is for their notebooks, and what their specs are. Personally, my battery life sucks...I unplug it and walk upstairs, and its down about 3-4%...its almost pointless as a notebook...so is there any way to improve battery life? Any tips/suggestions would be nice.
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Jump to PostBuy a new Centrino notebook!
Seriously! The power management features double the best battery lifespan available in any other form of notebook.
Jump to Postthe life on my old IBM thinkpad (P2) equates to roughly 3 to 4 hours on a fully charged battery but it depends on the area im in. some areas i'll get 3.45 hours and others i'll be lucky if i get an hour and a half.
I hear ya...my …
Jump to PostI'm with your logic, whirlwind ;)
Jump to Posthmm..i would figure that everytime you want to dock your laptop while you're at your desk, you want to charge the battery, use your laptop for some period of time before you undock. I can only imagine the standard design spec is to leave the battery so as to avoid …
Jump to PostYeah batteries only have a life of about 2 years. Same with mobile phones etc... its just the way it is
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