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Battery life is better than average with the standard 6 cell 5800 mAh Lithium Ion battery. We managed 4.3 hours running the machine in Stamina mode (integrated graphics) using the max battery power setting (we didn't test with ultimate battery which disables hardware components to save power). Speed mode (NVIDIA graphics) with the default Vaio Optimized power management setting averaged 3:35 with both WiFi and Bluetooth on and active and screen brightness raised to 70%. The manufacturer claims 3 to 6 hours runtime on a charge, which is optimistic. Sony has a $299 extended battery for 1.5x capacity and runtimes that adds relatively little bulk to the machine.
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