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    Which is the life battery of a X61??

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by dani_spain, Jan 1, 2008.

  1. dani_spain

    dani_spain Notebook Guru

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    Which is the life battery of a X61 with 8 cell?? In the specifications explain that is 7,8 hours aprox. Which is the best configuration?? Which use yours?? Thanks
     
    dani_spain, Jan 1, 2008
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    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    With Vista, less than half of that. If battery is very important to you, get an X61s with XP.
     
    MYK, Jan 1, 2008
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    I've gotten 5 hours probably could've stretched it to like 5 and a half with Vista so far.
     
    klutchrider, Jan 1, 2008
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    8-9 cell batteries can get about 5-5.5 hours of use.
     
    optomos, Jan 1, 2008
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    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    Like MYK said, you won't get much under Vista. With XP the possible you can get is 10 hours.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Jan 1, 2008
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    If you need battery life, the X61s is a better option. I got about six and a half hours with Vista on the review unit I had over the summer and it's probably more than enough performance wise.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 2, 2008
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    None that I can find.
     
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    dani_spain Notebook Guru

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    There are much difference (refering to battery life) between x61 and x61s?? And another question: with xp professional I can get more battery than with vista? I have a x61 with 4gb and I like to install xp professional but I don't know that I can use it with 4gb, I think that only supoorts 3gb. Thanks
     
    dani_spain, Jan 2, 2008
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    If you use 64-bit you can.
     
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    noxxle99 Notebook Deity

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    I've used both Vista and XP on my x61. With the 8-cell, if you configure Vista's power options correctly, battery life is exactly the same as XP. I got 7 hours under both XP and Vista. This was with wireless off and the screen set to 30%. I also turned off Vista's system restore and indexing features. Make sure to tweak all of the power options available in Vista if you want the most out of your battery.
     
    noxxle99, Jan 2, 2008
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