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    Battery life?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by bonami2, Nov 28, 2013.

  1. bonami2

    bonami2 Notebook Consultant

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    I post here asking current owner of the laptop or review to help me

    The Alienware 14 have a great battery life on the intel gpu

    But the 17 ?

    18?



    Thank you :)
     
    bonami2, Nov 28, 2013
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  2. J.Dre

    J.Dre Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Between four and six hours of battery life on Integrated Graphics for the AW 17.

    I can't attest to the Alienware 18's battery life on iGPU, but it has a larger screen. So, I must assume it is less. Probably up to five hours of battery life, maybe between four and five hours.
     
    J.Dre, Nov 29, 2013
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  3. Advo

    Advo Notebook Enthusiast

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    I get the same battery life as J.Dre, would note however that it is only about 2.5 hours when watching full HD movies.
     
    Advo, Nov 29, 2013
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  4. bonami2

    bonami2 Notebook Consultant

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    Perfect is better than what i read :D 2.5 hour full hd pretty good :) im stuck between the 14 and 17 because of the soldered gpu knowing it one of the first thing that burn with time
     
    bonami2, Nov 29, 2013
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  5. aron-r4

    aron-r4 Notebook Geek

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    no brainer, go 17 !
    u can always upgrade cpu and gpu.. there are a lot of people still having upgraded or crossfire m17x r2's.
    i think its more than smart to go 17.. also, gaming on 14 inch is too small for me personally, and the gpu isnt a real STAR on the 14 either
     
    aron-r4, Nov 29, 2013
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  6. bonami2

    bonami2 Notebook Consultant

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    my cousin have 2 alienware m17x r1 1 with core 2 duo extreme t9100 i think and was with 1 260m and got a 2 260m from the other one from a friend that bricked the lighthing system and one of the gpu fan was dead lol

    2 machine still work as new :D


    I trust them


    i mean x9100
     
    bonami2, Nov 29, 2013
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  7. Alienware-L_Porras

    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    If you plan to game, make sure you always game connected to the power. Otherwise the performance may not be as expected or the battery life may not last enough :p
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Dec 2, 2013
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