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    I need advice about BATTERY?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Handsome2000, Mar 6, 2006.

  1. Handsome2000

    Handsome2000 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am thinking about buying this laptop, but I have some doubts about battery life.With 6 cell battery do you know how long does it last?or do you think I should buy 9 cell battery?please give me some advice..


    Inspiron 6000 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
    Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Home
    Display 15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel
    Memory 1GB Shared DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
    Graphics Card 128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics
    Hard Drive 80GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
    Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
    Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
    CD/DVD Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
    Wireless Networking Cards Dell 1370 Internal Wireless (802.11b/g, 54Mbps)
    Productivity Software No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
    Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
    Digital Music Musicmatch by Yahoo! Music - Basic music software
    Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)
    Dell Service & Support Plans 2 Year On-site Economy Plan
    Onsite System Setup No Onsite System Setup
    Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
    Digital Imaging Corel Photo Album™ 6 Starter Edition - Organize and Edit your photos
    Mail- In Rebate None
    Miscellaneous Inspiron 6000
    Financial Software Pre-Installed No QuickBooks package selected - includes limited use trial
    Operating System Re-Installation CD PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
    Purchase Intent Purchase is not intended for resale.

    TOTAL:$1,059.00
     
    Handsome2000, Mar 6, 2006
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  2. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    i have both 6 and 9 cel.

    6 = 4 hrs max (no wifi, screen dim, etc.)
    9 = 6 hrs max " " " "
     
    drumfu, Mar 6, 2006
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