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    Battery life comparisons E1405 and E1505

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by redglare, Jun 7, 2006.

  1. redglare

    redglare Notebook Guru

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    If I were to get the E1505 with the integrated graphics how close the advertised 8 hour battery life of the E1405 would I be able to get with the 9-Cell battery? I am torn because I have configured the two systems with the same stuff and it is only a difference of about 30 bucks, so I am trying to decide how much less battery life I would get with the E1505 and also worried about the screen issues with the E1405. Better screen vs better battery life? Please help! Thanks.
     
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  2. Central

    Central Notebook Consultant

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    At the lowest brightness setting, doing basic tasks through an Ethernet internet connection - listening to music while browsing the web - I can just squeeze around 7:30 hours here on my 640m. This is with a 1440x900 screen. With a 1280x800 on the 6400 and 9 cell, you should be able to get about the same.

    Practically though, if it's daytime I have my 640m on brightness maximum and WiFi on, which gets me around 5:30 hours.
     
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    DCSE_1234 Notebook Geek

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    That is bizarre, I have a 6400 with 6-cell battery and I haven't been able to get more than 3 hours on it. Lowest brightness, no wi-fi, no usb device, no ethernet, just plain word processing.
     
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    Iceman0124 More news from nowhere

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    I have a 6400, with an x1300,wsxga+, and a 9 cell battery, I can loop 3d mark 03for just under 4 hours on default brightness and wifi enabled
     
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