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    Does anyone here have a 9-Cell battery for their E1505?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Jeff Coleman, May 18, 2007.

  1. Jeff Coleman

    Jeff Coleman Notebook Evangelist

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    I bought my laptop about 6 months ago with a 6-cell, and it sucks bringing it to school because i only get about 2:40 minutes of use with the screen all the way down. For those of you who have 9 cells, how much time do you get on a full charge and the brightness all the way down? Also which is the best battery to go with, i see some bad reviews on the 9-cells listed on Dell's website.
     
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  2. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    Hmm...I have an Insprion 6000 with 9 cell battery. The specs are in my sig.

    I get like 3.5 hours on battery. Basically, I make it through a school day easy with the battery, although I don't have classes all day (college).

    To improve battery life, I keep my CPU running at a lower speed through Notebook Hardware Control. I also underclock my GPU to get more battery life. I do keep the screen brightness up all the way though. it works out real well.
     
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    well i can puch 5 hours from mine, thats everything on minimal (i think), mind you, im not sure that that was fully charged at the time...

    at this current moment in time, i have everything on minimal (except my wireless card) and its doing 3h 42m and its only 70% charged...
     
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