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    consumer reports on battery life

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cosmic ac, Nov 3, 2006.

  1. cosmic ac

    cosmic ac Notebook Consultant

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    The november consumer reports list the battery life of 28 laptops. The gateway NX260X has a life or 5.5 hours. The HP dv2000t has a life of 3.25 hours but HP offers a 12 cell battery as a $40 upgrade or a $180 accessory on it's web site. The heavy duty battery should give the HP a life of 6.5 hours making it the winner of all laptops tested. I don't know if other makers offer a heavy duty battery. It would be nice if retail stores also offered the upgrade.
     
    cosmic ac, Nov 3, 2006
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  2. Jalf

    Jalf Comrade Santa

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    Got a link to that report?
     
    Jalf, Nov 3, 2006
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  3. cosmic ac

    cosmic ac Notebook Consultant

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    Sorry you have to buy the magazine and it is the october issue. What did you want to know?
     
    cosmic ac, Nov 4, 2006
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    cosmic ac Notebook Consultant

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    This just in toshiba offers a heavy duty battery this would give the satallite M100 a life of 7.5 hours for a cost of $140
     
    cosmic ac, Nov 6, 2006
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    samuderaindia Notebook Consultant

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    any battery for acer??
     
    samuderaindia, Nov 6, 2006
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    Phillip Phillip J. Fry

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    what about dell?
     
    Phillip, Nov 6, 2006
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    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    I remember CompUSA selling the 12 cell extended battery for the HP DV1000/Compaq V2000 series.
     
    Rahul, Nov 6, 2006
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    cosmic ac Notebook Consultant

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    Dell also offers a heavy duty battery send off for their catalog. HP business machines has a notebook sized battery that fits under your notebook that gives you 14 hours of life hopefully they will offer this on their other machines.
     
    cosmic ac, Dec 1, 2006
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    Man, I want a 12-cell for my machine.
     
    dragonrage, Dec 1, 2006
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