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    When will we see some real battery life?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by TripleH, Jun 6, 2006.

  1. TripleH

    TripleH Notebook Consultant

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    Im not talking the 2-5hrs right now on P-Ms or 5-9 on Macs. I want 3 or 4 days on straight or even a week. Or even better, why not create a battery that is infinite and doesnt even need to charge, meaning AC power not needed. ;)
     
    TripleH, Jun 6, 2006
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  2. Lyshen

    Lyshen Notebook Evangelist

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    Two words, keep dreaming.

    It would be nice but not realistic....

    The next possible technological upgrade for batteries is maybe a change to Hydrogen based batteries. There may be other technologies too but thats the most recent one that I've read that seems to have a good possibility.

    Even with that change, I don't think that'll give us days on end of usage.
     
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  3. tianx

    tianx Notebook Geek

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    Well... you could hot wire a few hundred batteries the size of small cars, you'd get very long hours on that..

    or you could get custom jobs around $500-600 for extra high capacity batteries...
     
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  4. stamar

    stamar Notebook Prophet

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    oh
    u can already do this with technology available today.

    u can do even better, but get a 20 w solar panel at the auto store.

    ok you need to skip the ac adapter and step up 12 v to 19 the circuit you need is a ballast or something like this very cheap.

    you need a very low watt laptop using the old p3 tech a good one i specced out was a fujitsu u cant recall model. ive seen it for about 700 online still new as its about a year old off the market.

    ok just put it in your car window and it should work all day the battery in the laptop will cover when the clouds block the sun.

    as far as capacity within the laptop battery u cant do that no

    battery capacity not only isnt increasing, the manufacturers are starting to make the components use more power again, they found the amount the consumer wants and probably will not exceed it. just make the stuff more powerful using about the same wattage.
     
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  5. Chutsman

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    It will happen, but not in your lifetime. :) :( :) :( Hell, I'd settle for a 5-hour one for my Averatec 3250 - now getting only 50 minutes after 15 months. :mad: :mad:
     
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  6. matt_h1

    matt_h1 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Silver batteries are looking good to, except they have very short lives, they deteriate after a few months down to almost nothing
     
    matt_h1, Jun 6, 2006
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  7. TripleH

    TripleH Notebook Consultant

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    5hrs would be nice :cool:
     
    TripleH, Jun 6, 2006
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