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    Battery Life with GeForce 8600 GT?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bryank89, Jun 23, 2007.

  1. bryank89

    bryank89 Notebook Guru

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    How much of a hit will the battery life take with the use of a GeForce 8600 GT graphics card as opposed to an Intel GMA X3100 during simple task such as web browsing, music and movie playback, and office applications?

    Thanks,
    Bryan
     
    bryank89, Jun 23, 2007
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  2. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    Which computer are you looking at, specifically? Some, such as the Asus G1s, seem to have poor battery life while others, such as the Compal IFL90, seem to have decent battery life. In theory there should be little to no difference, as the 8m series clock down substantially when not being used, but in reality you'll loose some battery life.
     
    odin243, Jun 23, 2007
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  3. thegsrguy

    thegsrguy Notebook Deity

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    The X3100 will improve battery life by at least 15-20%.
     
    thegsrguy, Jun 23, 2007
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  4. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    yeah i would say it depends on the task, if you are playing hd movies, i would say that you might squeeze out slightly better battery life and/or have a better movie watching experience at similar battery life expense.

    non-intensive tasks like music / office / web - or "mow" you might see a substantial increase in battery life. i would say about 20%. that would be the difference between 3 hours and 3:30+
     
    masterchef341, Jun 23, 2007
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  5. Fittersman

    Fittersman Wanna trade?

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    isnt the battery life only going to be affected if under a full load? so doign basic tasks shouldnt have much of a difference between the two.
     
    Fittersman, Jun 25, 2007
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