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    About Vostro 1400 Battery life!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by tulipkhan, Dec 14, 2007.

  1. tulipkhan

    tulipkhan Newbie

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    Honorable Sir:
    Just let me know something about dell vostro 1400 battery life
    that how long does it work?
    Since I decided to buy vostro but I am a little worried here bout its battery life lest its work for short time.
    and recommend me too it is a good laptop or nope?
    I hope you're advice'd be really convenient for me in this regard.
     
    tulipkhan, Dec 14, 2007
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  2. Waveblade

    Waveblade Notebook Deity

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    http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/dell-inspiron-1420/4505-3121_7-32486109.html?tag=prod.txt.1

    So take a 1/3 off of that = 139.33333333333333333333333333333.

    2 hours and 20 minutes give or take while watching a DVD. That looks pretty damn good. I get at least 3 hours on this thing through normal word processing and non-intensive activities. Probably more if I dimmed it down a tad.
     
    Waveblade, Dec 14, 2007
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  3. manzi

    manzi Notebook Evangelist

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    Using a 9 cell battery, power saver mode on, and half brightness while surfing the net, I get just over 6 hours.
     
    manzi, Dec 14, 2007
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    billcsho Notebook Deity

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    For casual web browsing, 6-cell runs for 3 hr and 9-cell runs for 5 hours for me at 30% brightness setting. It will run longer in word processing with WiFi off and shorter for media functions.
     
    billcsho, Dec 14, 2007
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