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    battery life of the T61

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by shocker3000, May 11, 2007.

  1. shocker3000

    shocker3000 Notebook Consultant

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    So far I can only see DVD tests, which according to reviewers are not that good. Is the T61 actually that much worse than the T60? Since being a student I am not sure if I will always have an outlet, so battery life is important. Also just curious how does this new Nvidia card compare to the FireGL card in the T60?
     
    shocker3000, May 11, 2007
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    DVD tests usually aren't very good representations of what you'll get with "normal" usage, and the reviewers do not disclose what kind of settings they were using when doing this. I promise that once I have the system I'll report numbers, but that won't be for a couple of days.
     
    Andrew Baxter, May 11, 2007
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  3. shocker3000

    shocker3000 Notebook Consultant

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    Alright thanks a bunch man. Cause I was actually going to pull the trigger on a T60 today, and now the T61 is cheaper for what I need.... That is if the battery can handle what I need.
     
    shocker3000, May 11, 2007
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    bcbgboy13 Newbie

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    See this post:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=1963291&postcount=11

    It maybe not that bad that it seems from the review.
    However you are limited with 7-cell battery now with T61.
    But I guess these batteries are going to cost less if they did the major change in the power supply section and you can easily buy two sets.
     
    bcbgboy13, May 11, 2007
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    Redmumba, May 15, 2007
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