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    Battery Life of the Y430?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Theros123, Jan 20, 2009.

  1. Theros123

    Theros123 Web Designer & Developer

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    Hey!

    I'm really curious as to the battery life of the IdeaPad Y430. I checked it out the other day at Circuit City (RIP, not) and I came away really impressed as to what I had thought was just another crappy consumer laptop. The build quality was really good, it didn't feel like another cheap plastically laptop. And the fact, that I can get it fully speced out for under a grand is amazing! The bang for the buck is tremendous. My only concern is the battery life and the exact dimensions. I could only find one decent review on the Y430 that said the battery life was around 2 hours (!?) which seems extremely low for a 14.1" laptop.

    If anyone could help me out here with those two specs of information, I'd be extremely grateful.

    Thanks,
    Eric Huang
     
    Theros123, Jan 20, 2009
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    anyone know?
     
    Theros123, Jan 20, 2009
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    I bought the Y430 from Circuit City and have to praise the battery life of the laptop. I used it for over 3 hours without no problems on average. That is above average battery life.
     
    nxh, Jan 21, 2009
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    Can you give me exact numbers?
     
    Theros123, Jan 21, 2009
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    i was getting 3:34 minutes average doing regular web surfing.
     
    nxh, Jan 21, 2009
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    Sorry to be such a nuisance...but is there any way that you can test to see what it's maximum battery life is?

    Thanks so much!
     
    Theros123, Jan 21, 2009
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    On the power saver mode, I was able to keep the laptop on for nearly 4 hours.
     
    platinumgrade, Jan 26, 2009
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