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When in the hell are they going to make better laptop batteries (pg. 2)
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| getfoul |
| i only get 3.5 outta mine but its a 17 inch monitor so i cant bitch about it. though i wish it were around 10 hours per or more. |
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| CKYTEP |
| I had my laptop for awhile. Prolly like 5-6 years now... Battery lasts maybe 2 hours.. Had a hard drive problem and had to replace it. Otherwise werked decent |
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| smallSHEEP |
| quote: | Originally posted by meneedit
When in the hell are they going to make better laptop batteries |
They do. Its just the power requirement for new processors doubles every couple of years so to the end user the up time remains constant. |
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| DJ MADNESS |
The battery manufacture is really not the problem. You have to realize that todays PC's with GHz up to 3.4 use a lot of power. A regular desktop PC normally use a 300W to 500W power supply. Now you take a laptop that still demands a lot of power and try to give it that in a little battery, well a couple of hours is all your going to get with that kind of power comsumption. Especially in high end notebooks. I have a ALIENWARE 3.2Ghz and I can't even get an hour if I am doing anything that puts a load on the rig or playing a game. Best thing to do is keep your laptop plugged in and only use the battery when absolutely necessary. Unfortunately there probably won't be a solution any time soon as PC's are getting faster and faster. They demand more cooling which in turn uses more power or battery life. Just sharing a little knowledge for those who give a !!!
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| DJ MADNESS |
| quote: | Originally posted by King_Mack
b/c the manufacturer wants to make some money off ya EVEN after you buy the frigging thing. Batteries are hard to find at retail stores(in fact, most of them dont carry it..youll have to order it thru the manufacturer). And batteries aint cheap either! |
Not so true!! You just don't know where to shop for batteries.
Go to www.pricewatch.com you find some amazing prices on batteries or any PC component there, good luck.
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| Trance Effect |
I got an emachine and the battery last about 3.5 hours.
I would love to get a 6 hour battery for the road. |
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| DJ MADNESS |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trance Effect
I got an emachine and the battery last about 3.5 hours.
I would love to get a 6 hour battery for the road. |
Buy a second battery, then you'll have 7 hours of time.
www.pricewatch.com the best search engine for PC parts and supplies
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| gabor3000gt |
| my factory compaq presario laptop series 1700 batteries last for exactly 3 hours if it just sits on idle...:rolleyes: |
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| placebo |
My laptop is so old, from like 1996, the battery lasts a good 20 minutes before it dies.
Stupid IBM ThinkPad |
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| o0moonman0o |
| get a centrino laptop and buy a 2nd battery. it'll give u 8 hrs or so. |
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| jdat |
| quote: | Originally posted by DiMethGuy
we need laptops with hand cranks for juicing up power...that would rule |
Something like that actually exists I think :stongue:
Hand crank power thing you plug into the lappy to charge the batt.
Or maybe I'm confused with a cell phone hand crank charger etc. |
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