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    FW490 T processor 4650 4hrs battery life?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by desmondhume333, Aug 8, 2009.

  1. desmondhume333

    desmondhume333 Notebook Consultant

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    I changed your thread title for you, more people now will likely respond.

    Notebookjournal.de in their stress tests got less than 2hrs battery life for this laptop.

    http://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/sony-vaio-vgn-fw41-e-h-933

    There is limited reviews for this model online.

    The battery is rated a reasonable 53whr but the graphics card 4650 is quite powerful. I don't think that using power saver with wifi on and BT of and brightness say at 40% that you will hit 4hrs battery life. The SR gets around the 4hr mark using the above settings according to some owners and that has the same capacity battery but a smaller display and less powerful graphics card. Hopefully, some owners will chime in.

    You can buy an extended battery also as well though.
     
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    desmondhume333 Notebook Consultant

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    i heard some of the fw series suffers from a lot of battery drainage when the laptop is off. Is this common with most vaios?