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    hows the battery life on R400?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by pkim1230, Apr 24, 2009.

  1. pkim1230

    pkim1230 Notebook Deity

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    i just ordered a R400 from lenovo outlet, and i got it with a 4 cell battery and i would like to know how bad it is.
    it says 3.3 hours on the website, but that seems too much.

    how much battery life can I expect from a 4 cell and a 6 cell for the R400?
     
    pkim1230, Apr 24, 2009
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    how come nobody has an R400?
    is it a bad laptop to buy?
    cz crap, i just bought one from the outlet
     
    pkim1230, Apr 25, 2009
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    It is a fine laptop. I am just assuming, but I think the T series is more popular than the R series. Battery life should be comparable (sans LED backlit display) across R and T series. As for what you should expect, I don't know. I have only had a 6-cell and 9-cell batteries and I have a LED display.
     
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    That would depend on specs. Do you have integrated graphics, an LED screen, and a Core 2 Duo (as opposed to a Celeron)? If so, you could probably get ~3 hours on a 4-cell battery (maybe 4 if you really stretch it).

    The R-series is a fine laptop, but it isn't as widely purchased as the T-series since it is a bit more bulky. It has all the features of Thinkpads though.
     
    MidnightSun, Apr 25, 2009
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