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    Compaq v2000 - 6 cell battery or 12 cell?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by emg, Mar 7, 2005.

  1. emg

    emg Newbie

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    I'm about to customize and purchase the Compaq v2000. I know exactly how I want to configure it except for the battery. I'm going to be entering grad school, so I'll be toting it around a fair bit. I'd like the longer life of the 12 cell battery, but when I called hp, they couldn't tell me how much the 12 cell would add to the weight of the computer. The guy I spoke with had no idea, but guessed about 1-1/2 extra pounds. That seems like a whole lot of extra weight and since he didn't really know anyway, I thought I'd see if anyone else knew approx how much extra weight it would add.
     
    emg, Mar 7, 2005
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  2. huma

    huma Notebook Enthusiast

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    about 10 lbs, +/- 1 lb [ :D]
     
    huma, Mar 7, 2005
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  3. emg

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    so you're saying that with the 12 cell battery instead of the 6 cell battery, it brings the weight up from 5.21-lbs to about 10-lbs? wow!
     
    emg, Mar 7, 2005
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  4. titaniummd

    titaniummd Notebook Deity

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    At least get the extra 6 cell battery. You only get 3.5 to 4 hours and only 2.5 with WIFI on. The 12 cell will give you about 6 hours without WIFI and 4.5 with WIFI.

    Dell Inspiron 6000
    1.6 GHZ Centrino (Sonoma)
    WUXGA 15.4" WS
    512 MB RAM
    60 GB HD
    Wireless B/G
    DVD/CD-RW
    9 Cell Battery x 2
    Mozilla Firefox Browser
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    Palmone Tungsten C/WIFI
     
    titaniummd, Mar 7, 2005
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  5. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    No, he's lying, its not that heavy, I think 6 pounds.
     
    Rahul, Mar 7, 2005
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    Thanks. That settles it. I think I'll go w/ the 6-cell.
     
    emg, Mar 7, 2005
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    I have the 12 cell battery.
    It weighs atleast one and half pound and protrudes one inch below the laptop.
     
    lapboy, Mar 7, 2005
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    titan ,you are right.
    I feel i should have gone for two 6-cell batteries rather than one 12-cell as the 12-cell is very unwealdy and heavy.
     
    lapboy, Mar 7, 2005
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