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Refurbished D610. Battery time?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by discovery, Oct 9, 2008.

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    Hello there

    I found a Dell D610 refurbished on tigerdirect that I want to give to a friend of mine. He needs it for basic computing. But I am concerned about the battery. How long does it keep usually new and after one year? I have no idea if Dell D 610 durability and performance...

    any input would be greatly appreciated...
     
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    What size is the battery (I recall there are 4 cell, 6 cell and 9 cell options) and does the D610 have a dedicated GPU?

    John
     
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    ok, the specs on website:

    Graphics Description: Integrated Graphics
    GPU/VPU: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900

    No details about the battery unfortunately. :S
     
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    It should be good for 3 hours with a healthy 6 cell battery, possibly more.

    However, I reckon on a battery losing about 1/3rd of its capacity per year (some are better, some are worse) so the actual run time will depend on battery condition.

    John
     
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    Dell Latitude D610 Notebook PC (Off-Lease) - Intel Pentium M 730 1.60GHz, 802.11b/g WLAN, 1GB DDR2, 60GB HDD, CD-RW/DVD Combo, 14.1" SXGA+, Windows XP Professional

    Price 450 $
    Is it a good price? or should i opt for a Thinkpad t42?
     
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