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    All Powerful M15x 6 cell vs 9 cell Life!

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Knales, Dec 23, 2009.

  1. Knales

    Knales Newbie

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    Hi i wanted to know if what is like the average of each battery for this laptop i know that it might not be the sampe because of the specs or the use of it, but i would like mostly the average for the 6 cell because i saw in other reviews like from driverheaven that it came up for about 1 hour on gaming with the 9 cell so thats very little i can't imagine how long it would last with a 6 cell, so kinda having second thought on the 6 cell battery that i ordered... anybody help? :) thank you
     
    Knales, Dec 23, 2009
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  2. kais_4

    kais_4 Notebook Guru

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    You shouldn't really play these beasts on battery anyway. I'm not sure of the exact time differences between the batteries but I can imagine it's like comparing dirt and gravel.. either way its both crud. Keep that baby plugged in and give it the power it deserves lol..
     
    kais_4, Dec 23, 2009
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  3. h0M3bReW3r

    h0M3bReW3r Notebook Consultant

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    It'd be 1:30-2:00 gaming, depending on the game of course
     
    h0M3bReW3r, Dec 23, 2009
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  4. corrupt05

    corrupt05 Notebook Consultant

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    yea maybe if you're playing minesweeper :rolleyes:
     
    corrupt05, Dec 23, 2009
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  5. h0M3bReW3r

    h0M3bReW3r Notebook Consultant

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    Still a game though lol, or pinball best game evar :D
     
    h0M3bReW3r, Dec 23, 2009
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  6. Isaac252

    Isaac252 Notebook Geek

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    Well the 6 cell doesnt last maybe 50 minutes at the most doing nothing lol
     
    Isaac252, Dec 23, 2009
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  7. ShaZadam

    ShaZadam Notebook Consultant

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    9 cell hands down.. i own both and wont ever go back to the 6 cell..
     
    ShaZadam, Dec 24, 2009
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  8. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    You shouldn't be gaming on battery. Usually in gaming laptops the battery can't even supply the full power the laptop needs for top performance so you won't be gaming well anyway.

    But yea, go for the 9 cell, definetely.

    EDIT: Well, I say that, but the power's just blown while I was playing Modern Warfare 2 and it didn't slow down at all. o.o Weird.

    But to give you an idea, my 12 cell battery will last 1:20 while playing MW2 at its estimate, or about 50 minutes on full load. While I do have two graphics cards I also have a bigger battery.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Dec 24, 2009
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  9. inap

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    I have the 9 cell, I don' play games on battery power, just do some onsite photochopping for clients. I haven't used it to the point of draining the whole battery, The most I have run on battery power in around 90 mins.
     
    inap, Dec 24, 2009
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  10. ShaZadam

    ShaZadam Notebook Consultant

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    the 9 cell is also nice cause it props up the back up the back of the laptop, and makes it much much better to use...
     
    ShaZadam, Dec 24, 2009
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  11. vafaskillz

    vafaskillz Notebook Geek

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    Alright... returned my 2 defective laptops and I have a new one on the way.

    For my inconvenience, dell gave me 150 off this new order + rush processing and free overnight delivery.

    I have the same specs coming, except I upgraded to the 256 solid state and the blu ray reader....w00t!
     
    vafaskillz, Feb 18, 2010
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  12. inap

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    sweet man congrats.
     
    inap, Feb 18, 2010
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  13. Mr Pras

    Mr Pras Hardware and systems

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    Cool! but why post that here? has nothing to do with batteries!
     
    Mr Pras, Mar 4, 2010
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  14. the939672

    the939672 Notebook Guru

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    I got the 6 cell battery and when I'm not gaming my battery lasts like 1:20 - 1:35.
    I bet if I start gaming on battery it would probably last very little.
     
    the939672, Mar 4, 2010
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