4 hour battery life my ass!

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  • StuartD
    Sofa King Band
    • Jul 2002
    • 29903
    #1

    4 hour battery life my ass!

    I bought my laptop in July knowing that I'd need it to do work, so I got the Centrino to have the 4 hour battery life.

    Here it is December, I unplug it from the wall... I have 2 hours and 15 minutes of battery life. WTF?

    If they can build a battery that keeps an astronaut in space for 12 hours, why the hell can't they build a battery that holds it's life span for longer than 6 months??
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    • xclusive
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Apr 2004
      • 35218
      #2
      it's so that you will have to keep buying add on battery packs...

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        • juicylinks
          So Fucking Banned
          • Apr 2001
          • 122992
          #3
          I never trust laptop or cell phone "battery lifes" they post all bs

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            • Manowar
              jellyfish  
              • Dec 2003
              • 71528
              #4
              Should have got a mac

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                • volante
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2002
                  • 2940
                  #5
                  I don't understand why laptop manufacturers don't build solar panels into the cases. Okay, so it won't run your laptop for long, but it should at least be able to slowly charge your laptop when it's not being used...

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                    • Screaming
                      I can change this!!!!!
                      • Feb 2004
                      • 18972
                      #6
                      my dell battery (1 year old) lasts about an hour now

                      i even paid extra for the extetended life battery...

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                        • Spunky
                          I need a beer
                          • Jun 2002
                          • 133986
                          #7
                          Batteries gradually lose their holding power over time

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                            • who
                              So Fucking Banned
                              • Aug 2003
                              • 19593
                              #8
                              Turn the screen brightness down, sound off, etc etc. then you might get a better lifespan.

                              Also that little estimation of remaining battery goes up and down depending on what task your computer is doing.

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                                • StuartD
                                  Sofa King Band
                                  • Jul 2002
                                  • 29903
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by .?.
                                  Turn the screen brightness down, sound off, etc etc. then you might get a better lifespan.

                                  Also that little estimation of remaining battery goes up and down depending on what task your computer is doing.
                                  uhmm... duh

                                  No, I know all that... but from day one, you unplug it, it says 4 hours immediately despite screen brightness. Now it says 2:15.

                                  If I turn the screen all the way down, no sound and don't move anything... it still won't quite give me 4 hours.

                                  I used to be able to squeeze 5.5 hours if I turned it all down.

                                  Just sucks!
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                                    • cocky
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jan 2004
                                      • 2044
                                      #10
                                      My Dell will do 5 hrs.......if I shut everything down and don't touch it....otherwise its about 1.5-2hrs. If I'm uploading its less.
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