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    asus g50vt-x1 battery?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by asuka10456, Dec 30, 2008.

  1. asuka10456

    asuka10456 Notebook Consultant

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    Is there anywhere i can get a 9 cell or better battery for this laptop? I searched ebay and a few other sites, i didn't see any. To me it feels like the battery dies to fast like in 2 hours or so. I'm not using the original processor it came with but a t9400.
     
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  2. Kwayzz

    Kwayzz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Gentechpc.com has them for 139
     
    Kwayzz, Dec 30, 2008
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  3. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Indeed it does.

    Asus + 15" screen + dedicated gpu + fast cpu + stock 6cell = less than 3 hours battery life in all cases with light usage pattern and mid-range lcd brightness, less than 2 hours if you're actually gaming on battery.

    Just the way things are with Asus' power management programming. With average documented 6cell runtime around 2-2.5 hours with light use, you can probably expect around 3:00-3:40 with light use on the 9cell.
     
    ClearSkies, Dec 30, 2008
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  4. Delta_CT

    Delta_CT Notebook Evangelist

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    I managed to get just under 3 hours doing heavy notetaking (maybe 3000-4000 words/hour) in power saving mode, with screen brightness set to the absolute lowest (painfully unreadable in a brightly lit environment) and with wifi off. I might get a 9 cell in the future.
     
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  5. asuka10456

    asuka10456 Notebook Consultant

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    how do i set down the brightness? I can't really see much from a few feet away because the screen is so bright. I have to be right infront of it.
     
    asuka10456, Dec 30, 2008
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  6. Bryanu

    Bryanu Notebook Deity

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    The Fn key and than one of the F keys.... Not at mine to see but you should see the icons with like a Sun or something... One turns up one turns down... :)
     
    Bryanu, Dec 30, 2008
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