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    6 cell battery on a 15.4'' T61: life and how to put it in a bag?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by MDDZ, Jun 21, 2007.

  1. MDDZ

    MDDZ Notebook Deity

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    Just got my 9-cell 15.4'' T61. Basically I am happy with it. :eek:

    The thing I dont like is that I have a 9 cell battery which has an extended portion. :( Before purchase, I asked about the size of a 9-cell battery here but it seems I got wrong information. I may want to buy another 6 cell battery for easier carriage. (easier?)

    I simply wanted to how long a 6 cell battery usually lasts on a 15.4'' T61.

    The second thing: if I put my 9 cell battery on T61, how can I put it in case?I normally put my laptop back-end to the bottom of a case. If I do this to this T61, will that easily damage my battery or its connection to the system?
    Wanted to know how you guys handle this situation.

    Many thanks!
     
    MDDZ, Jun 21, 2007
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  2. eskimochaos

    eskimochaos Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey man, you should get around 2.5 - 3 hours on a 6 cell battery.

    I recommend flipping it around in your case so that the screen latch is on the bottom because with the 9 cell battery, the part that sticks out inst the entire width of the notebook and yes I would assume that damage could be done if dropped.

    Few questions for you man, what is your configuration and how is the build quality? Does the screen cover feel strong, or does it feel like cheap plastic? Finally, is the Thinklight bright enough or is it just awful?

    Thanks man and any other questions you have just shoot!
     
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  3. MDDZ

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    I bought 512M RAM. Planning to buy 4G to install myself.

    I feel the bulid quality is okay. You can feel the plastic, but not cheap :)

    Here the config:

    6465CTO CTO THINKPAD T61 WIDESCREEN-3Y
    42V8192 SBB INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7700
    46P4166 VBB MICROSOFT WINXP PROFESSION
    42V8376 SBB MS WIN XP PROF.US ENG.
    42V8287 SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT
    42X0817 SBB INT GMAX3100 GM965W/WWAN
    41W2057 VBB 512MB PC2-5300 667MHZ1DIMM
    42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
    42V8295 SBB UN(TRACKPOINT TOUCHPAD)
    42V8169 SBB 100GB HDD,7200RPM
    42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S
    42X0805 SBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT
    42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
    62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
    39T6651 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
    41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
    27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
    42V8302 SBB LANGPACK US ENGLISH
    42X1232 SBB NEWINTELLAB_DUALCORE/CEPRO
    42V9665 SBB FCC, LABEL
    42X1482 SBB BLUETOOTH W/ ANTENNA
    42X1483 SBB BLUETOOTH SCREW
    42V8631 SBB 15WSXGAW/BTW/OWWANW/OUWB
    39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
    42V8654 SBB CL.PLATE T61WLAN BLTOOTH
    41W1749 SBB GEO LABEL US WLAN BT
    41W2300 SBB LOGO PLATE
    42V8607 SBB INT.WLAN ANTENNA 15.4"
    42X0838 SBB INTEL GMA960W/WWAN,W/AMT
    42V8229 SBB MS LABEL (XP)
    42X0884 SBB MT 6465 SYSTEM LABEL
    42X0850 SBB MECH MISC PARTS
    42V8601 SBB NO UWB ANTENNA
    42V8239 SBB ODD SW DVD REC
    42X0995 SBB PC CARD SLOT EXP.CARD SLOT
    42V8612 SBB ST LCD COVER/BEZEL 15.4"
    42V8299 SBB 512MBPC2-5300 DDR2 667MHZ
    42T6638 SBB PACK. US, 15.4"
     
    MDDZ, Jun 21, 2007
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