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    Battery Tips?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by CC268, Jul 14, 2011.

  1. CC268

    CC268 Notebook Evangelist

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    Tomorrow I will be traveling and wondering what I should do for the most battery life at the airport and on the plane...otherwise I will be plugged in when I reach my destination (Kauai)
     
    CC268, Jul 14, 2011
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  2. FlipBack

    FlipBack Notebook Evangelist

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    Tip #1: Keep it plugged in at the airport.

    Tip #2: Set it to power save mode. Turn AlienFX off. Keep screen as dim as possible.
     
    FlipBack, Jul 14, 2011
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    azelexx Notebook Evangelist

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    I wonder if disabling USB3.0 ports will help because apparently for ASUS U-series, they advertised an extra hour from disabling USB3.0.

    But yeah, apparently SSD will help ALOT too.
     
    azelexx, Jul 14, 2011
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    Can also make sure there aren't any unnecessary background processes.
     
    niko2021, Jul 15, 2011
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  5. Gearsguy

    Gearsguy Notebook Deity

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    Make sure wifi and things like that are off. If youre just watching movies and such try disabling the trackpad too.

    Just go through the AlienSense center and make sure everything is set to maximum battery on Power Saving Mode or a new power plan you create.
     
    Gearsguy, Jul 15, 2011
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    CC268 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks a lot guys!!!
     
    CC268, Jul 15, 2011
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  7. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    I've read the disabling the DVD drive(device manager) can save quite a bit of power too...
     
    whitrzac, Jul 15, 2011
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  8. CGSDR

    CGSDR Alien Master Race

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    Run the Game Booster program, because its job is the turn off those unnecessary programs.
     
    CGSDR, Jul 15, 2011
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