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    M11x R1 Battery Wear at 1.6% after 5 months of use

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by RigelKent, Oct 12, 2010.

  1. RigelKent

    RigelKent Notebook Geek

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    I got this m11x R1 at the middle of may, after 5 months of use battery bar now indicates 1.6% battery wear? Is this normal?
     
    RigelKent, Oct 12, 2010
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    Shimmycocopuffsss Notebook Geek

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    It's still under the 1 year basic warranty. Call up Dell / talk to a dell representative online and show proof of your 1.6% battery wear with whatever program you're using.
     
    Shimmycocopuffsss, Oct 12, 2010
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  3. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    kidding?

    1.6% seems like nothing to me.
     
    moral hazard, Oct 12, 2010
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    Yeah, 1.6% is nothing, as long as it`s under 10% in the first year you are ok.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Oct 12, 2010
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  5. RigelKent

    RigelKent Notebook Geek

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    thanks, ill keep that in mind as long as im under 10% in the first year im ok, i thought my battery is gonna go bad and searched ebay for replacement but found none :(

    how bout you guys? how long have you had your m11x and what is your battery wear?
     
    RigelKent, Oct 12, 2010
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    My battery wear showed as 0% wear when i first turned on my new notebook, but after a couple of calibrates you get the true wear level, it went to 4% then 4.5% , So 4.5% is my true wear level, this was within the first couple of days of having my new notebook.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Oct 12, 2010
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    What program did you use to determine the wear level? Was the wear level listed as -4.5% or 4.5%?
     
    corwinicre, Oct 12, 2010
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  8. DrGoodvibes

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    HWMonitor v1.16.0 gives me -1% wear level
    BatteryBar v3.4.0 gives me 0% battery wear.

    M11xR1 SU7300 and 6½ months of ownership.
     
    DrGoodvibes, Oct 12, 2010
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    I just use battery bar, it`s the most accurate , hwmonitor seems to round the number off, so you get 4% not 4.5%

     
    Tinderbox (UK), Oct 12, 2010
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  10. leo6love

    leo6love Notebook Consultant

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    7 months - 0% is my wear level
    I use hwmonitor and everest
    do anyone know another softs for testing battery ?
     
    leo6love, Oct 12, 2010
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  11. Tinderbox (UK)

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    hwinfo32 will also give the battery wear level , in the smart battery section.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Oct 12, 2010
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  12. Porter

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    I show 0% with battery bar on my refurb R2.

    Does the wear only start showing up when your current capacity falls below the designed capacity? (69wh currently vs the 64wh capacity)
     
    Porter, Oct 12, 2010
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    I still don´t have my m11x here yet, but I tested it in my current laptop (Dell Inspiron 1525), almost 2 years old (is gonna be 2 years in Dec.) and it shows a 63% wear...

    And is true, with max bright, running from the battery, I get like 20-30 min of battery life...

    But I use it for my job, is 80% of the time plugged....
     
    Vidaluko, Oct 12, 2010
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