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    SONY VAIO Pro 13 battery life when gaming

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Orren, Dec 10, 2013.

  1. Orren

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    Hi,

    I'm extremely close to buying a Surface Pro 2 but am looking at the SONY VAIO Pro 13 ultra-book as well. I like the idea of the 13" screen vs the 11" on the Surface Pro 2. It's not much heavier as well which is a must for me. I'm going to be doing some higher-end gaming on it (I know the limitations of HD4400) and was wondering how long does the battery life last when doing this? Has anybody tested it? Thanks for any help.

    I'm asking about the 4GB RAM i5 model since it is comparable to the Surface Pro 2.
     
    Orren, Dec 10, 2013
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    hamud Notebook Evangelist

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    with Max brightness about 2.5+ with max brightness , and I think you could reach 3+ with about 75% brightness and i5 model . and you can double that with the sheet battery (6 hours +) .
     
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    That's good. The battery sheet is definitely a nice add-on. Thanks for the reply.
     
    Orren, Dec 10, 2013
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    j0hnwall Notebook Consultant

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    Doesn't' the computer lose a lot of power when not plugged in? How are you going to do high end gaming on battery?
     
    j0hnwall, Dec 11, 2013
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    Sandlotje Notebook Enthusiast

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    Higher end gaming? I hope you really do understand the limitations of the 4400. IMHO, this laptop is far from being able to do any sort of gaming; but I am used to my desktop which has 2 GTX 680's. What kind of games do you intend on playing? Just curious.
     
    Sandlotje, Dec 12, 2013
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    sillieidiot Notebook Guru

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    the pro13 is way lighter than the surface pro/2 lol
     
    sillieidiot, Dec 12, 2013
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