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    Am I getting expected battery life on my X30?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by sp00n, Oct 7, 2006.

  1. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    I bought a used X30 on Ebay. According to BatteryMaxiMiser, the battery was manufactured in October 2002 and 141 charge cycles I get about 3 and a half hours of battery life without wireless. If I were to buy a new battery, are the knock-off brands on Ebay okay to use? How long of battery life can I expect?
     
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    What is the cell count and capacity of your battery?

    I found that the generic li-on batteries on ebay were not nearly as good (for my digicam) as the original canon battery.

    Also how do you know your battery has had 141 charge cycles?
     
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  3. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    I'm not sure how many cells the battery has. It's the default battery that came with the laptop. The program BatteryMaxiMiser tells you the number of charge cycles.
     
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    Most small-size batteries have 6 cells
     
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    i think the X series have 4 cells or 8 cells

    My maxiMiser doesnt tell me how many charge cycles,... Where?
     
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    [​IMG]

    Click on the Green battery on your taskbar, then click on Battery Information.
     
    sp00n, Oct 8, 2006
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    The x30 had a six cell battery. I think it was 4-5 hour depending on usage.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 8, 2006
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    Download mobilemeter and check your battery wear rate. (google it)

    Mine X22's battery wear was at a lovely 50% so I only had 1 hour and 45 minutes of charge with wireless and full brightness.

    I just bought a new battery off of ebay for about 50$ shipped. It's working fine until it explodes and takes out my desk.

    I'm kidding about the desk part, I have a 1 year warranty on it anyway in case something does happen.

    If you find a battery on ebay make sure it has at least a 6 month warranty on it.
     
    tn159, Oct 8, 2006
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