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    9 Cell battery life

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Camel, Dec 4, 2005.

  1. Camel

    Camel Notebook Guru

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    what sort of battery life do you get with the 9-cell battery?
     
    Camel, Dec 4, 2005
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    Its basically about 5 hours on average for a 9 cell.
     
    nickspohn, Dec 4, 2005
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    6 cell -- 4 hours 20 minutes on a pentium M
    9 cell -- 5 hours 20 minutes on a Pentium M

    These are just estimates though. It really depends on what all you do when on your battery.
     
    Amber, Dec 4, 2005
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    Yes, for instance, wireless can cut down battery life at a rate of around 20minutes. And also the brightness of the screen can also have effect on the battery.
     
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    what is the maximum you guys have gotten from a 9-cell battery?

    cutting down wi-fi, and setting the display on the lowest screen brightness ..

    I've seen an Inspiron 8600 do like six hours! ..

    Bilal
     
    Camel, Dec 4, 2005
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    I went ahead and split this thread from the 6000 thread since it doesn't really apply to the 6000.

    Personally, on my battery, using net and maximum brightness, I get about 4 hours. On the 6 cell i was only getting 2 hours, so I'm happy with my 4. If i maximized the battery, i could probably get around 5 hrs.
     
    Amber, Dec 4, 2005
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