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.

    Question regarding batteries.

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by SimpsonKnight, Aug 30, 2011.

  1. SimpsonKnight

    SimpsonKnight Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    13
    Messages:
    17
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Hey guys, so I am thinking about getting the Sager NP8170 which seems like a really good laptop except for its short battery life. I realize that pretty much all gaming laptops sacrifice battery life for performance, and I am fine with that since 2-3 hours isnt all that bad, but I was wondering whether or not it would be possible to upgrade the original battery to something stronger and also if it would be worth it to do so? Just wanted to hear you opinions regarding this.

    EDIT

    The 2-3 hours of battery life is when you are doing things like browsing the web and not anything too intensive, right?
     
    SimpsonKnight, Aug 30, 2011
    #1
  2. lazard

    lazard Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    112
    Messages:
    701
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    unfortunately no

    yeah
     
    lazard, Aug 30, 2011
    #2
  3. SimpsonKnight

    SimpsonKnight Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    13
    Messages:
    17
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    I see. Well thats too bad I guess. One more question. Would there be a significant difference in battery life betwen the 15" and 17" models?
     
    SimpsonKnight, Aug 30, 2011
    #3
  4. lazard

    lazard Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    112
    Messages:
    701
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    no .
     
    lazard, Aug 30, 2011
    #4
  5. SimpsonKnight

    SimpsonKnight Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    13
    Messages:
    17
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Lol, well aren't you the bearer of bad news. :p Thanks for the info though.
     
    SimpsonKnight, Aug 30, 2011
    #5
  6. lazard

    lazard Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    112
    Messages:
    701
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    31
    If you need better battery life, then you have no choice but alienware.
     
    lazard, Aug 30, 2011
    #6
  7. SimpsonKnight

    SimpsonKnight Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    13
    Messages:
    17
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    No I mean battery life isn't hugely important for me but it would be nice to have. If not though, not a big deal.

    I have one last question I was hoping you could answer. I noticed in a couple of threads here that some people take out their laptop's batteries when its plugged in? What is the purpose of doing that?
     
    SimpsonKnight, Aug 30, 2011
    #7
  8. JDea

    JDea Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    13
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Keeps the battery healthier, when its constantly overcharged and constantly charging it will wear the battery (meaning it won't last as long as time goes on)

    It also prevents the battery from getting warm / hot as well
    Many batteries die from over charging and the heat it receives, especially with gaming.

    But that also depends on how the laptops designed on dissipating heat and the cooler you're using.
     
    JDea, Aug 30, 2011
    #8
  9. Anthony@MALIBAL

    Anthony@MALIBAL Company Representative

    Reputations:
    616
    Messages:
    2,771
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    56
    It theoretically extends the life of the battery - but most batteries should last you easily 3-5 years used or not. If you don't use it, then it's not worth having really. In notebooks like these, they're really just useful as backup power if you lose mains since they can't run the GPU/CPU at full speed anyway.
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Aug 30, 2011
    #9
  10. LostInaMaze

    LostInaMaze Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    66
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    16
    well thats interesting ive never thought about doing that before. I'll have to try that when i get a new laptop, since i keep mine plugged in almost always
     
    LostInaMaze, Aug 30, 2011
    #10