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    HP DV5-1235DX 6.75 hrs battery?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by HTWingNut, Mar 8, 2009.

  1. HTWingNut

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    12 cell (90Whr??) extended battery
     
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    I highly doubt it gets anywhere near that. With the 12cell battery my dv5 gets maybe 3 1/2 hours battery life on powersaver doing basic word processing but I have the 9600m GT. I don't think a weaker graphics card will add 3 hours of battery life.
     
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    ^^^ do you have it in power save?
     
    Tippey764, Mar 8, 2009
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