The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Battery on sager np8690?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by blazingjavi, May 22, 2010.

  1. blazingjavi

    blazingjavi Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    7
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Does anyone the battery on the sager np 8690 with ati radeon hd 5870? And what is the battery when in idle, browsing internet (with low to medium brightness), and when gaming(with low to medium brightness)? PLEASE REPLY!!!
     
    blazingjavi, May 22, 2010
    #1
  2. ComicSands

    ComicSands Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    59
    Messages:
    32
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Check in the Offical Sager NP 8690 Owner's Lounge, it's been posted several times. There are also several online reviews that discuss the battery life, which is, to put it mildly: terrible.
     
    ComicSands, May 22, 2010
    #2
  3. DextoR

    DextoR Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    35
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    usually 50-60 minutes. yeah, terrible indeed.
     
    DextoR, May 22, 2010
    #3
  4. Token

    Token Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    50
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    I tested it out recently, it powered down in less than an hour. Forget about using this laptop without the plug.
     
    Token, May 23, 2010
    #4
  5. KipCoo

    KipCoo Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    99
    Messages:
    591
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Think of the battery life on these laptops as more of a back up in case of a power outage so that you can save your work if necessary.
     
    KipCoo, May 23, 2010
    #5
  6. ugaboga313

    ugaboga313 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    103
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    What about with a dual core proc and downclocked gpu? Does that go above 90 minutes?
     
    ugaboga313, May 28, 2010
    #6
  7. DextoR

    DextoR Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    35
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    undervolting the i7 would do the trick. unfortunately, it is not possible!
     
    DextoR, May 29, 2010
    #7
  8. erig007

    erig007 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    249
    Messages:
    318
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    erig007, Jun 3, 2010
    #8
  9. hauk

    hauk Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Anyone know if there's any kind of noticeable difference in battery life between the NP8690 with an i7-620M (or i5-540M) and one with a quad core processor?
     
    hauk, Jun 12, 2010
    #9
  10. ChronoBodi

    ChronoBodi Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    36
    Messages:
    171
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    no dude, how about a higher-capacity battery for 8690 instead?
     
    ChronoBodi, Oct 27, 2010
    #10
  11. silenius

    silenius Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    42
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    silenius, Oct 28, 2010
    #11
  12. ChronoBodi

    ChronoBodi Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    36
    Messages:
    171
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    i was thinking, maybe they can make a dock-like battery for the sager? make it like 12-cell, with at least 6000 mAhs,

    it can be a 1 inch thick dock that can fit in the same way as the original 3800 mAh battery.
     
    ChronoBodi, Dec 11, 2010
    #12
  13. trvelbug

    trvelbug Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    929
    Messages:
    4,007
    Likes Received:
    40
    Trophy Points:
    116
    the problem with the 8690's battery is its only a 3-cell.
    i dont think downclocking or switching to an arrandale would help much.
     
    trvelbug, Dec 11, 2010
    #13
  14. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    2,140
    Messages:
    6,547
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    I wonder why buying a second battery never occurred to anyone in this thread.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Dec 14, 2010
    #14
  15. ChronoBodi

    ChronoBodi Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    36
    Messages:
    171
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Or, like i said above:

    if you're willing to have a thicker laptop, i say they should make a battery that acts like a docking station, and attaches itself the same way the default tiny battery does.

    i'm for it if i can get more battery life.
     
    ChronoBodi, Dec 14, 2010
    #15
  16. Soviet Sunrise

    Soviet Sunrise Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    2,140
    Messages:
    6,547
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    So that's what you meant. I thought you had in mind one of those desktop bound docks with all the ports and whistles. What the hell is wrong with me today.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Dec 14, 2010
    #16
  17. ChronoBodi

    ChronoBodi Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    36
    Messages:
    171
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    yea, is there anything similar to that idea of a "battery dock" out there?
     
    ChronoBodi, Dec 14, 2010
    #17