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    Studio 17 battery life on a 6 cell?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Ice Cold, Dec 13, 2008.

  1. Ice Cold

    Ice Cold Notebook Deity

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    Hey NR.com whats the average duration of a Studio 17 running on a 6 cell battery. Using and LED backlit display?

    I know it varies on use but give or take ball park figures.
     
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  2. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Hey here is a review that Jerry did on the Studio 17..you may want to review this: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4471

    I believe there is some info in there.. :D

    (From checking on the net...looks like up to 2 hours)...


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Dec 13, 2008
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  3. n1ghtl1fe

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    little under 2 hours is a safe bet... i usually turn screen backlight all the way down and the keyboard backlight off that with power saver around 2 and a half hours. but i usually leave it on high performance
     
    n1ghtl1fe, Dec 13, 2008
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    1535 - the same thing.High performance decrease the time to about 2 hours +
     
    bigdarkmad, Dec 13, 2008
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  5. Ice Cold

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    I remember and old buddies Compaq, battery must have been NiMH it must have lasted 45 minutes and would be on 40%

    no we are talking full desktop class and light gaming Core 2 Duo's ATI 3650's and still getting 2 to 3hours.
     
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    I had HP Compaq 6730s (brand new) 9 cell - 4 hours+
     
    bigdarkmad, Dec 13, 2008
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