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    How long is 85WHr 9-cell Battery ?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Serville, May 21, 2007.

  1. Serville

    Serville Notebook Consultant

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    I ordered 1501 with Turion X2 TL-50 with 85WHR 9-Cell Battery.
    Can it run for at least 3 hours ?

    I've heard horrible stories that Turion is really bad for the battery life.
     
    Serville, May 21, 2007
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  2. pyro9219

    pyro9219 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    From the review here: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3359&review=Dell+Inspiron+1501

    "With the 6-cell battery I was able to get 3 hours 25 minutes of battery life. This was with screen brightness at half and wi-fi off."

    And you ordered the 9 cell, so figure another hour or so under good conditions assuming your system isn't configured all that differently.

    Without knowing how many watt's your new notebook has as it's draw, thereis n't a way to calculate.

    Hope that helps.
     
    pyro9219, May 21, 2007
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  3. robbirzell

    robbirzell Notebook Consultant

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    I have a 1505 with the 9-cell battery. I also have the ati x1400 graphics card. I get about 4.5 hours of battery life in real life conditions.

    If your machine has an integrated graphics card, then I would expect you to do even better with the 9-cell battery.
     
    robbirzell, May 21, 2007
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