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    Battery life

    Discussion in 'HP' started by AlphaAJ86, Jun 19, 2004.

  1. AlphaAJ86

    AlphaAJ86 Notebook Enthusiast

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    It's kinda late, since I already ordered my laptop, but I have a question for anybody who has a laptop with a non-mobile processor (preferably somebody with a zx5000). What kind of battery life do you get, and what battery do you have? I got a 12 cell battery in my computer and a 3.2 ghz P4. Granted, this is a computer that will spend most of its time sitting plugged into the wall in my dorm room, but I'm still curious.

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    AlphaAJ86, Jun 19, 2004
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    I have the zv5000v with the AMD 64bit CPU (3400+) and I get a average of 3.5 to 4 hours on a 12 cell battery.
     
    Kc_com_guy, Jun 20, 2004
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  3. AlphaAJ86

    AlphaAJ86 Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK, thanks.

    Anybody else? I was looking at reviews of laptops with similar processors and designs, and it seems that the typical battery life is around two hours.

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    AlphaAJ86, Jun 20, 2004
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Kc_com_guy
     
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    Stefano, Jun 21, 2004
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    AlphaAJ86 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Unfortunately, I bought a laptop with a P4 3.2 ghz w/ HT. Does anybody have a similarly configured laptop?

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    AlphaAJ86, Jun 21, 2004
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    DaGreek Notebook Evangelist

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    its usally pretty safe to say any P4 over 3GHz is only going to last 2 hours or less, Unless its a Pentium M intel dosen't have the best power scaling ability.

    Compaq R3000Z (CTO)
    3400+ AMD 64
    1 X 512MB RAM
    GeForce 4 40 Go 64 MB
    15.4 wide screen
    WSXGA (1680 X 1050)
    CD-RW,DVD+RW
    40GB harddrive
    Wireless b/g
    Windows XP Home
    12 Cell Battery
     
    DaGreek, Jun 22, 2004
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