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    Is 6 cell battery enough?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by lled, Feb 24, 2008.

  1. lled

    lled Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have built a Vostro 1500 online with following specs:

    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
    2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
    256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
    120GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
    8X CD/DVD+RW Read and Burn CD and DVD
    High Definition Audio 2.0
    Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Mini Card
    Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
    Bluetooth

    Is 6 cell battery be enough for me?

    I'll be ok if it can run for atleast 2.5 hrs.

    I don't like the 9 cell battery so if battery life is low...I might order additional 6 cell.

    Any suggestions?
    Thanks
     
    lled, Feb 24, 2008
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  2. Razor2

    Razor2 Notebook Deity

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    My 1520 (which is the same notebook) has about 3:20 battery life with a 6 cell, when I turn on power saver and put the screen brightness to minimum, although I have a somewhat less powerful CPU.
     
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    Flyingraptor Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well... I have the Vostro 1500 with a 9 cell battery.
    I can often work almost 5 hours with it (battery only) while surfing the internet and playing music, etc... No special "power saving" stuff on... Just the battery power settings...
     
    Flyingraptor, Feb 24, 2008
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