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    Battery Life for Inspiron 9300

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Omega593, Aug 4, 2005.

  1. Omega593

    Omega593 Notebook Enthusiast

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    With the 9-cell battery for the Dell Inspiron 9300, what is the average battery life with Video Card on and the screen brightness set to medium.

    I have the Nvidia GeForce Go 6800 graphics card.

    I checked the reviews on Notebookreview.com, but they all had 6-cell batteries.

    Any help is appreciated.
     
    Omega593, Aug 4, 2005
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  2. ericwithac

    ericwithac Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a very similar system, and I use the 9-cell battery. So for, I have been able to get over 3 hours of battery life with the 9-cell everytime. I know that this was at first one of the biggest concers for more, but after actually getting my notebook and being able to check it out myself, I am happy with the battery life I am getting, because 3 plus hours is more than enough to handle just about anything except long plane flights.
     
    ericwithac, Aug 4, 2005
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  3. JustJimDelany

    JustJimDelany Notebook Consultant

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    I too get close to 3 hours but it depends alot on if the hard drive is used alot and the brightness of the screen and if both wifi are on.

    I don't think you can bang the disk for 3 hours.
     
    JustJimDelany, Aug 4, 2005
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    I can just barely get through a 2hr movie with my 9300. It also has a 9 cell battery. For just web surfing or using Word, I get around 3hrs also. I'm glad I got the 9 over ther the 6 because what's the point of a laptop with a battery life over a couple hours unless you NEVER unplug it. In that case, buy a pc.
     
    Tomas, Aug 4, 2005
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  5. LuckMC11

    LuckMC11 Computer Extraoirdinaire NBR Reviewer

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    lol..if i change the settings around..and don't play any games or watch any movies on the battery...i can get close to 2 hours and 55 min :eek: :) ...that's amazing :D
     
    LuckMC11, Aug 4, 2005
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    I get on average three to three and a half hours on my nine cell battery, with wifi on , web browsing, and screen set to lowest or one or two settings up from lowest. Obviously with the WIFI turned off, battery life will go up, I havent done any tweaks to improve battery performance though Im sure with a few adjustments a bit more could be gotten out of it, though Im not a big battery user anyhow and seldom far from a plug when using my laptop. Three hours would surely get me through a powerpoint with no problems.
     
    conghelach, Aug 14, 2005
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    With WiFi off and the screen turned down, I get between 3 to 3.5 hours of battery life with my i9300, which is more than you would need for just about anything except plane flights or 4 college classes in a row with no outlets available.
     
    ericwithac, Aug 15, 2005
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    To those with GeForce Go, did you have GeForce power setting (NVidia Properties -> PowerMizer) at Max Performance, Max Power Savings, or Balanced?
     
    keviny04, Oct 24, 2005
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