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    Asus S96j battery life?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by bigbear89, Jul 5, 2006.

  1. bigbear89

    bigbear89 Notebook Consultant

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    With the wireless on, how many hours can I get on the Asus S96J?

    If I install the Os myself, would I have any problems? It's a savings of $100
     
    bigbear89, Jul 5, 2006
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  2. SaferSephiroth

    SaferSephiroth The calamity from within

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    Get the OS yourself if you can, it's not all that difficult if you are installing Windows.

    The S96J will maybe get 2 hours on full brightness. It is the brightness setting that really limits battery life. If battery life is truly that important to you, you should consider the 9-cell battery or maybe even a smaller laptop.
     
    SaferSephiroth, Jul 5, 2006
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  3. noodles12

    noodles12 Notebook Consultant

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    yea.. with the brightnes to about 50-60%, the power4gear to battery savings, and wireless on, i get the most i've gotten is about 2:15-2:30. I've sworn i saw someone get about 3 hours on this thing, but i bet the brightness was set to like 20-30% =/.

    and yea install the OS yourself.
    windows > drivers > updates.
     
    noodles12, Jul 6, 2006
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  4. Donald@Paladin44

    Donald@Paladin44 Retired

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    The wireless card on will cost you about 20-30 minutes in battery life. With it off, and conservative settings and 50-60% brightness you should get at least 2.75 to 3 hours at first.

    Of course batteries fade over time, so don't expect that 6 months and a year later.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Jul 6, 2006
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