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    T42 battery life

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by sun697, Oct 17, 2005.

  1. sun697

    sun697 Newbie

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    I've done some searches and haven't really gotten a good idea of what to expect for a standard 6-cell in a T42 14". I know what it's rated at, but what are your experiences?

    Granted, there a bunch of variables (brightness, wireless, etc.). But, in general, how long does yours last? I'm trying to compare with a Fujitsu S6240 (which apparently yields about 3 hours under 'normal' conditions).

    Thanks much!
     
    sun697, Oct 17, 2005
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  2. dr_st

    dr_st Notebook Deity

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    Should last about 3 hours under the same "normal" conditions.
     
    dr_st, Oct 17, 2005
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    Update: I've just run a stress test.

    Power scheme: Always on
    CPU Speed: 1.8GHz constant
    CPU Task: SuperPI 16M and 32M Benchmarks, one after the other, with a small break in between. I was also working in Visual .NET to prevent the monitor from turning itself off.
    Monitor: Max brightness (albeit with slight dimming, because I didn't disable that in the BIOS)
    Wireless Radios: 802.11 on and connected, Bluetooth off

    I got roughly 1:15 from 100% to 3%, at which point the laptop hibernated.

    Next (after I charge the battery to full capacity) I'm going to try the minimum stress test, with minimum screen brightness, speedstepping and wireless turned off.
     
    dr_st, Oct 17, 2005
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  4. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I used to get a little under four hours on my old T41 with the six cell and on medium settings.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 17, 2005
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