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    M1210 Battery life question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Wah, Jan 22, 2007.

  1. Wah

    Wah Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,
    I am going to be buying a new m1210 with c2d 2.13ghz, 2gb ram, 100gb/7200rpm HD, A/V, wwan card, bluetooth, geforce, etc... pretty loaded. My question is about the battery life... I am not liking how the extended battery sticks out of the back of the computer. Will the battery life with a regular battery be long enough for a couple of dvds on the airplane? I'm trying to decide if I should just stick with the regular battery to keep the overall footprint small.

    thanks!
     
    Wah, Jan 22, 2007
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  2. nealyblue

    nealyblue Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you are configuring it with the go7400 then you will need the extended battery.
     
    nealyblue, Jan 22, 2007
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    9cell may be
     
    benna, Jan 22, 2007
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    iPPi Notebook Consultant

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    I'd recommend getting the 9-cell. I can push 5 hours of battery life just doing simple work like word processing and surfing the internet.

    I doubt even with the 9-cell battery that you'll be able to watch several full length DVD movies though.
     
    iPPi, Jan 22, 2007
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    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    the 6 cell would be good for one, it would be a stretch to get 3 out of a 9 cell, 2 should be fine, I got mine with a 6 cell, and I plan to purchase a 9 cell on ebay in the near future, you can find new ones there much cheaper than through dell,
     
    Iceman0124, Jan 22, 2007
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  6. Wah

    Wah Notebook Enthusiast

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    You mean 6 cell would be good for one movie... so a couple of hours on a 6-cell?
     
    Wah, Jan 22, 2007
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    I get about 4:38 minutes with just internet and word. If you use media direct to view DVDs instead of powering up the laptop and then using media center to view DVD then I get about 2 movies easy. The cool thing about the M1210 is that it has 2 headphone jacks so in case you meet a nice gal on the plane you can offer her to jack in and share the movie

    cheers,
     
    azskyrider, Jan 25, 2007
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