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    Discussion in 'Dell' started by McLuvin, Aug 20, 2007.

  1. McLuvin

    McLuvin Notebook Guru

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    Can anyone tell me if there is a noticeable difference in battery life in a 1400 with the X3100 and one with the 128 nVidia? My specs are 1.6 Ghz, 1gb ram, DVD burner, 6-cell battery.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    McLuvin, Aug 20, 2007
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    ocellaris Notebook Evangelist

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    There will be a noticable difference.
     
    ocellaris, Aug 20, 2007
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  3. McLuvin

    McLuvin Notebook Guru

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    Like from 2.5 to 2 or 2.5 to 1? I can't change it, and forgive me for sounding spoiled cuz I'm getting it for practically free ($600 for 1.6 Ghz, 1gb ram, dvd burner)
     
    McLuvin, Aug 20, 2007
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    Maybe 30 minute loss of runtime. Like anything with runtime, this varies A LOT by what you are doing with the system. I can get 3.5+ hours of system use on my 1400 and a 9 cell. That is with wireless on and the screen brightness on 5/7 or so.
     
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  5. McLuvin

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    well, there's no aero, i WILL NOT be playing games on battery power so what kind of life should I be getting. (I'm sure anything will be better than what I get on my B130s 4-cell)
     
    McLuvin, Aug 20, 2007
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    I am not playing games on it either. Like I said, I get 3.5 hours (roughly!) of web surfing and office work with wireless enabled, bluetooth on, and the screen at a decent brightness.
     
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  7. McLuvin

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    alright, then I should be fine. ordering Thurs....I'll get it by X-Mas. hopefully lolz
     
    McLuvin, Aug 20, 2007
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