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    Battery life of M!330 playing Hd files over HDMi

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by neilnpatel, Jan 3, 2008.

  1. neilnpatel

    neilnpatel Notebook Evangelist

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    how long would you reckon the battery life would be, the cppu will be at 30% maximum, (with screen off)

    also how much does the led addon
     
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    I would test it an see but my prediction would be 2.5 hours. Turn everything not needed off and could extend that some.
     
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    Depends on the battery. I did a simple battery test on mine few weeks back (specs in sig) . Can play a 1hr 30 min DVD resolution DivX movie on the built-in CCFL monitor, then have about 1 hr to spare to do simple tasks like browsing/listen to music etc.. .. But DivX movies use around 6% CPU, therefore at 30% , maybe it won’t last a whole HD movie. I'll test it if I get a chance.
     
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  4. neilnpatel

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    opkay but the monitor will be okk using the 6 cell battery
     
    neilnpatel, Jan 3, 2008
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