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Old 08-17-2008, 08:11 PM   #1
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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.
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Old 08-17-2008, 08:29 PM   #2
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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.

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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.

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Old 09-02-2008, 08:23 AM   #3
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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.

Ronnie if it is an Inspiron computer they have a known problem.



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Old 09-03-2008, 08:38 PM   #4
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Ronnie if it is an Inspiron computer they have a known problem.

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