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    Sony VGN-N120E Battery Life Problem

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by bubbhasdance, Oct 25, 2009.

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    Hi, I'm new here, searched for this problem, did not see one, so excuse me if this has already been discussed before.

    I've had a NR120E since December 2007 and the battery has seemed to be very off compared to its specs. I am running Enterprise Win7 and at full charge the notification will say about 2hr30 or so, which is ok for a 6-cell battery, I suppose. Problem is, the battery will drain to 10% in about 20-30 min while doing light tasking. I thought it was a problem w/Vista, but even upgrading to Win7 has not solved. I do the usual 'turn wifi off, lower brightness settings' tips, but this usually only helps it about 20-30 min. It's a good day when it lasts over 1hr10, and this is with wifi off and brightness to the lowest possible.

    I've noticed this since early this year, so I'm not too sure if this has been going on since I've gotten it, I doubt it though. Is there any reason for this to be occurring, and how can this be fixed?
     
    bubbhasdance, Oct 25, 2009
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