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    3.5 hours on this Toshiba netbook?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Box801, Jul 23, 2009.

  1. Box801

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    Box801, Jul 23, 2009
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  2. MaXimus

    MaXimus Notebook Deity

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    hmmmm, that's very disappointing, I owned a Sony notebook, and now an HP notebook, and was planning to switch to a Toshiba notebook upon teh release of teh W!ndows 7 but this shows me that Toshiba is using false advertising? Or maybe they achieved that 9 hours after litereally turning everything down and rendering teh laptop almost unusable?

    :rolleyes:
     
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  3. MaXimus

    MaXimus Notebook Deity

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    Did anyone read this???? Click on the link above and see the specs....


    • This model comes equipped with Windows Vista XP Home Edition :rolleyes:
     
    MaXimus, Jul 23, 2009
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  4. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Only a 3-cell battery, maybe you can get a 6 cell version.

    **********************************
    Power
    Battery - Capacity 2250mAh
    Battery - Number of Cells 3-Cells
    Battery Type Lithium-Ion
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    Tinderbox (UK), Jul 23, 2009
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  5. questionfear

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    The black NB205 has a 3-cell battery...only the white, brown, pink and blue ones have 6-cell batteries.

    No idea why.

    I have the white one and while I haven't timed my battery life, it's been (subjectively) fabulous so far.
     
    questionfear, Jul 23, 2009
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  6. hypdotspec

    hypdotspec Notebook Evangelist

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    You are wrong. The NB205-N210 is the black netbook, for $349.99 that comes with a 6-cell battery. I am typing on it right now...

    I am not familiar with the model number of that one the NB200-006, but the NB205-N2 11 is the black version with a 3 cell battery.

    I would advise you NOT buy off of the Best Buy website because they have marked up that netbook by $130!
     
    hypdotspec, Jul 23, 2009
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    questionfear Newbie

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    Whoops, my apologies, I thought the black one had a 3-cell. I know there's some differences to account for the $50 price difference.

    Just looked it up...looks like the big difference is that the $349 model drops bluetooth. Sorry for any confusion, move along, nothing to see here. :)
     
    questionfear, Jul 23, 2009
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    there's a little confusion here but that is the canadian Best Buy site :) so prices are in canadian not US dollar. toshiba canada lists that model for $419 (PLL25C-00600C, 3-cell version) and the 6-cell with bluetooth for $469 (canadian). does not appear to be a 6-cell, non-bluetooth version in canada.
     
    anela, Jul 23, 2009
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  9. jnjroach

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    I'm running Windows 7 upgraded to 2 GB RAM and I'm getting 6.5-8 hours with 6 Cell battery running on High Performance with WiFi and Bluetooth enabled.
     
    jnjroach, Jul 26, 2009
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    I've only tested my battery with Windows 7 once and I only got about 7-7.5 hours on the Power Saver options (20 or 30% screen brightness). I too have the 6 cell battery. I'm gonna test it again tomorrow and see how long it lasts. How are you getting 6.5 hours on high performance?
     
    zOne31, Jul 26, 2009
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  11. jnjroach

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    eRIN3 - I just am, this is doing mostly reading or light office, I'll get to my office around 6:30 AM and I won't plug in until 12:30 - 1:30, I also allow my screen to dim quickly and it will go into sleep while on battery quickly as well. I don't mind because how quick Windows 7 is to come back from sleep.

    If I'm constently on it doing video or music I get the 6ish on battery...

    Jeff
     
    jnjroach, Jul 27, 2009
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  12. NetBookJunkie

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    Hello, looking for an update on the NB205-N210 from you guys. I'm looking for a
    netbook with a good touch pad and liked the info. on these. How are they holding up if you don't mind me asking?
     
    NetBookJunkie, Jan 8, 2010
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