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    XPS M1210 w/ extended battery. one month and already 11% wear?!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by brown_fv, Nov 23, 2006.

  1. brown_fv

    brown_fv Notebook Consultant

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    hey all, a bit of a concern here. ive had my m1210 for exactly one month and one day, and just yesterday i downloaded mobilemonitor to check my battery wear and its already at 11%. i find this number to be somewhat high although i dont know since i havent compared to to other users.

    i usually have my laptop running on battery from about 3 hours at school, then i charge it when i get home and for the rest of the day/night i run on AC power with the battery out. i dont understand how the wear could be so high already...


    how does my wear compare to yours? is it normal, or could there be a problem?


    thanks
     
    brown_fv, Nov 23, 2006
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  2. Iceman0124

    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    what does it say in your bios? None of the battery programs are 100% accurate, and the reading from the same programs will vary depending on the day, as long as it doesnt seem to be crapping out early on you, I wouldnt worry about it
     
    Iceman0124, Nov 23, 2006
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  3. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Exactly as said above, no program can accurately measure battery wear.

    So its wrong...
     
    usapatriot, Nov 23, 2006
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  4. brown_fv

    brown_fv Notebook Consultant

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    ^^thanks....
     
    brown_fv, Nov 23, 2006
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