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    700m battery life

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by syalam, Aug 11, 2005.

  1. syalam

    syalam Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey all,

    i have a 700m with the 4cell battery, I only get about 1:45mins of charge when I'm online surfing/chatting with the screen on medium brightness. Here are my questions:

    1. Is this normal for the 4 cell? Dell rates it at 2:45 but that might be with minimum settings.

    2. Will the 8 cell really give me 5 hrs? Realistically with wifi and max screen brightness how many hrs will I get?

    3. I run programs like ObjectDock (graphicaly windows taskbar replacement) and Samurize (graphical system monitor) which are always running. Would this lower the battery life as well?

    Thanks for the help.

    ps. i didnt mean to post it here...
     
    syalam, Aug 11, 2005
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