The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    HP Pavilion G6 Battery Check - 4 hours medium to light use

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by BecauseImFD, Apr 30, 2012.

  1. BecauseImFD

    BecauseImFD Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    63
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I bought a HP Pavilion G6 w/ i3-2350M for $500 and I want to see how good the battery life is on this test I ran.

    0h0m : 95%

    Chrome open with 2-3 installations in the background, skype in the background, Bluetooth Adapter on. About 75% brightness.

    Browsing the net, a few Youtube videos, three reboots, scrolling through a PDF.

    Mostly continuous use with 3 5-10 minute breaks in between.

    3h50m : 10%

    Is this decent battery use? Below average? Once I start using this thing heavily the battery probably won't last long, I'm guessing? Thanks guys!
     
    BecauseImFD, Apr 30, 2012
    #1
  2. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

    Reputations:
    3,905
    Messages:
    6,116
    Likes Received:
    89
    Trophy Points:
    216
    namaiki, Apr 30, 2012
    #2
  3. BecauseImFD

    BecauseImFD Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    63
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I mean some programming, Photoshop, continuous typing with Excel, Word, Notepad++, FTP servers, emailing, maybe some gaming. And does that mean my battery is decent enough or should I be considering another laptop?
     
    BecauseImFD, Apr 30, 2012
    #3
  4. Deks

    Deks Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    1,272
    Messages:
    5,201
    Likes Received:
    2,073
    Trophy Points:
    331
    Your battery will probably be draining a lot faster doing all those 'heavy tasks'.
    Gaming especially will easily kill it extra fast.
    Internet browsing and light office work is all you can expect out of the battery if you want it to last you about as much as it did now.
     
    Deks, May 2, 2012
    #4
  5. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

    Reputations:
    5,398
    Messages:
    12,692
    Likes Received:
    2,717
    Trophy Points:
    631
    Yeah, my notebook gets easily over 8 Hrs (HP DV7) battery life with 16GB RAM and an SSD and a Hybrid HDD installed on 'light' use.

    When I fire up PS CS5.5 and/or LR4 I can barely squeeze 90 minutes out of it. This is normal.

    Depending on your specific PS workflow, I would not expect much more than an hour from such a system.

    Good luck.
     
    tilleroftheearth, May 2, 2012
    #5