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    poor battery life Y570

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by spdracer50, Mar 9, 2012.

  1. spdracer50

    spdracer50 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm lucky if I get an hour of use till I get the plug in warning,Just surfing the web with Nvidia turned off.Is this the norm for this machine? My power option is set to balanced.
     
    spdracer50, Mar 9, 2012
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  2. Fletchman1313

    Fletchman1313 Notebook Consultant

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    Nope, not normal.

    Are you starting from a full 100% charge? If your power settings are set to "best battery health" the Y570 will keep the battery charged at 50%.
     
    Fletchman1313, Mar 9, 2012
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    Starcub Notebook Consultant

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    I don't know about the Y570, but I have the Y470 and know that there are 2 different sizes of battery that are sold with it. I have the smaller battery and get about 2 hours on energy star setting.
     
    Starcub, Mar 17, 2012
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