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    Sony SR battery life quick question!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by firstwave, Oct 3, 2008.

  1. firstwave

    firstwave Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey, I am about to buy either the Sony SR or the LG P300, but before I do so, I need to know the battery life of Sony SR.

    With the integrated video card 4500HD, what battery life can I expect from the Sony SR? Shouldn't it be pretty high? Like 5-6 hours?

    Thanks
     
    firstwave, Oct 3, 2008
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    gary_hendricks Notebook Evangelist

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  3. Rachel

    Rachel Busy Bee

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    This is what i have gathered from reading user posts that own the above laptop.

    With 30% brightness with 100% battery charge, wifi on and BT of in power saver mode with Aero on expect about 4 hours 30-50 mins battery life.

    This is with the standard battery 6 cell battery which is rated at 4800mAh.
     
    Rachel, Oct 3, 2008
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  4. Duke2007

    Duke2007 Notebook Deity

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    Yes, and I have the extended which gets me 6 hours on those settings exactly. Expect about 7 hours+ if you have wifi off, brightness to 0 or 10%, silent mode (which reduces CPU energy usage) in vaio control center
     
    Duke2007, Oct 4, 2008
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  5. Dagatech

    Dagatech Notebook Geek

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    Just out of curiosity, when you're on those settings, what is the estimated time remaining? Because mine never says over 3 hours, but after two hours of use it was saying 2 hours remaining, and I'm curious if others have the same experience.
     
    Dagatech, Oct 4, 2008
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  6. Tony

    Tony Nissan ftw!

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    yes quite a lot of people are having wrong battery life prediction problem

    check out this thread
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=295886
     
    Tony, Oct 4, 2008
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  7. BYH

    BYH Notebook Enthusiast

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    So does the battery life really get to 6 hours?
     
    BYH, Oct 13, 2008
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    MankinN Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got a question about the battery. Since it is so expensive, I am very careful with the battery. I read something about that if the battery is 100% and you still leave it on the charger the battery quality will go down quickly. Is this true? and how should you threat your battery to keep it in a good condition?
     
    MankinN, Oct 13, 2008
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  9. Tony

    Tony Nissan ftw!

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    i've heard people getting 5 hours from the standard battery

    Yeah, if you are using the laptop for extended periods (more than 2 hours) when the battery is fully charged, you should unplug the AC adapter from your notebook. This can not only prevent overheating, it also helps to keep the battery in optimum condition as it allows cyclical charging and discharging of the cells.
     
    Tony, Oct 13, 2008
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  10. shenofjo

    shenofjo Notebook Consultant

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    doesnt the battery care function make it better with it stop charging at 80%? or is it still a bad idea to leave it in tehre for long time?
     
    shenofjo, Oct 22, 2008
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