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    dv8000t battery life

    Discussion in 'HP' started by lumberbunny, Apr 23, 2006.

  1. lumberbunny

    lumberbunny Notebook Evangelist

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    Does anyone have any battery life measurements on the dv8000t or even the dv8000z? None of the reviews posted seem to mention this.

    Thanks
     
    lumberbunny, Apr 23, 2006
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    I dont but I'm pretty sure the average is like 2 hours
     
    Merkaba, Apr 23, 2006
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  3. ZaZ

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    It is a 17" notebook so I wouldn't expect great battery life. The screen is the biggest juice sucker on a laptop.
     
    ZaZ, Apr 24, 2006
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    from HP's site, length is estimated @ 3:28
     
    NeoDubz, May 12, 2006
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    Maufacturers are usually overly optimistic when calculating battery life. Usually the screen is dimmed to the lowest with WiFi off. The way everyone uses their notebook right?
     
    ZaZ, May 12, 2006
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    1hr 40min, wi-fi on, very light browsing (1.66GHz, 1GB, 160GB/5400, Go7400/128, 17"WXGA+ Brightview)
     
    bran, May 12, 2006
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    dv8000t: I'm getting almost 3 hours with lite usage such as word processing, e-mail and web browsing. Wifi on, blue tooth off. I had a dv8000z that I returned. While I owned it, I was getting 1.5 hrs battery life for same type of usage as above. Turned out to be a bad battery. HP replaced it and my battery time increased to abut 2:45. I'm quite happy with the battery life of the dv8000t; z model was a little less.

    dv8000t: 2.0 Ghz, 1GB RAM, 80G 5400 HD; Go7400, 17" Ultra Brightview
     
    CHDinCT, May 12, 2006
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