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    6 cell battery on the 1720

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by edcgoldguru, Aug 14, 2007.

  1. edcgoldguru

    edcgoldguru Notebook Consultant

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    just curious how long it will last on average? just doing basic internet surfing, etc... I will have the 8400M GS video card more than likely.
     
    edcgoldguru, Aug 14, 2007
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    vhawkx Notebook Geek

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    Depending on all those brightness settings and power settings, the battery should last between 2-3 hours for you? You could probably get even more if you can optimize your system.
     
    vhawkx, Aug 15, 2007
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    JBasham Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have the 9-cell and I'm glad I got it. If I'm running bright screen and driving it really hard (Need for Speed Most Wanted), I get appreciably under 3 hours. Using Media Direct to watch DVD's I can usually squeeze in two films without running out of juice (which is nice on a really long travel bit).
     
    JBasham, Aug 16, 2007
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