Quote:
Originally Posted by Strike_King
That's about what you can expect for an AMD processor w/6 cell battery. LCD's are the biggest power consumers on a laptop.Keeping the screen dimmer can help extend battery life as well. Playing DVD's/CD's or using the optical drive will also eat up battery life.
|
Exactly what he said - that's what I get.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie
Since the topic is Laptop Batteries,
What's the typical life of a battery ???
My (Dell) laptop is about 4 years old, battery goes dead in 4-5 minutes.
|
Ron - that is not unusual for that. Question is do you keep that laptop for another year or two and get a new battery (or just keep it plugged in) or do you skip the battery and get a new laptop.
Threaded Mode