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    Vostro 1500 Battery life...

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

  1. tertius

    tertius Notebook Consultant

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    What effect does the following have on the battery life of the Vostro 1500 (9cell).

    WSXGA+
    8600GT
    7200rpm HD

    I'm looking for a notebook that can play games, but has good battery life too. So I don't know if I should go for 7200rpm + 8600GT or 5400rpm + 8400GM...

    Thanks,
    T
     
    tertius, Feb 24, 2008
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  2. Flyingraptor

    Flyingraptor Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well...
    I have a Vostro 1500, with 9 cell battery, a WXGA True-Life screen, a 160 GB (5400 rpm) HDD and nVidia Geforce 8600M GT (256 MB).

    I have the 5400 rpm HDD, but I would advice you to take the 7200 rpm HDD, expecially if you want to play games on your Vostro. The Vostro is great for playing games, but I think that it is the slower HDD that makes some newer games run a little less smoothly...

    Well... I can can work on my Vostro for almost 5 hours while playing music and surfing the internet (on battery only).
     
    Flyingraptor, Feb 25, 2008
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  3. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    I have a 1520 with a 9-cell battery (specs in sig) and I can easily get over 3 hours battery life on a battery saving power setting while using the battery. If I tried harder and changed some settings, I could definitely get more.
     
    crash, Feb 25, 2008
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  4. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    Segate 7200RPM 8MB SATAII FFS + 8600GT + 9-Cell (5:30 @ Power Saver) !
     
    PJ@y-Z, Feb 25, 2008
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  5. lambchops468

    lambchops468 Notebook Evangelist

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    Fujistu 5400 RPM, 8600GT, 5-7.3 hour estimate (depends on activity). (never actually used it down)

    9 cell
    linux power kernel optimizations.

    the inspiron 1520 can really get good battery life.

    looking @ seagate's data sheets, the 7200 RPM drive will use .3 watt more average.

    to figure the power requirements/battery life:

    9 cell battery has 85 watthr. my system uses ~12 watts at lowest brightness, linux and windows. so, if you add .3 watts, the power is 12.3

    to calculate how many hours, 85 watthours/watts = hours.
     
    lambchops468, Feb 25, 2008
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  6. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    I get around 3 hours on my setup ... which is with the 5400 drive and 6 cell. It would be more but I never run on the battery - I use it for a ups.
     
    millermagic, Feb 25, 2008
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