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    R61i battery? Where and what?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Roevhat, Jul 29, 2008.

  1. Roevhat

    Roevhat Newbie

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    Greetings fellow NotebookG33kz,

    For a few days I have been looking for a cheap yet durable and reliable notebook in the ThinkPad series for school use. Therefore I eventually fell over the R61i 14.1" inch, which suits me very well. The only thing that I am concerned about is the battery. As mentioned in the review here on this site, it can only last up to 3 hours, as it is only a 4 cell battery appearently, so I went out to check prices on larger batteries for such a notebook. It was some of a jungle out there - and I don't know what I am actually looking for.
    On the lenovo official site, under batteries, I can only find for T61/R61 - is this the one I am looking for?
    And what would you recommend - I want somthing that can last a minimum of 4 hours, gladly more (6 hours would be perfect, as I dont want it to weigh to much either).

    //Roevhat
     
    Roevhat, Jul 29, 2008
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    sunny_will Newbie

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    got an R61i also... .the standard 4 cell battery is poor... with battery stretch it could only get up to 2 hours in a power saver mode... a 6 cell would get you 3 to 4 hours of battery time... that would cost around $100
     
    sunny_will, Sep 27, 2008
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