The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    S1 battery life

    Discussion in 'LG' started by orca3000, Dec 6, 2006.

  1. orca3000

    orca3000 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    398
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I am trying to decide among Thinkpad T60, HP nc8430, and LG S1. Battery life is kind of important to me. Please share with me your typical battery life and the seeting+work load you use to get the battery as well as the size of your battery.

    Where can I get a 9-cell battery in Canada anyway? LG is almost non-exsistent in North America. I checked milestone pc, they don;t seem to have it either.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    orca3000, Dec 6, 2006
    #1
  2. frenchnew

    frenchnew Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    82
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    May I suggest that you give LGE Canada a call and ask them

    toll-free; 1-888-LG-Canada

    This will give you the opportunity to check the service before committing hard earned cash.
     
    frenchnew, Dec 6, 2006
    #2
  3. AP27

    AP27 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    16
    Messages:
    353
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    You should try calling LG Canada and enquire about the 9-cell battery availablility.

    From your choices listed above, you will probably find the S1 lacking in the battery aspect. I get ~2 hours with light usage (wifi on, 7/8 brightness, browsing the web). Other notebooks usually score a little higher here..up to 3 hours.
    Adding the 9 cell will probably push up the battery life of the S1 to ~3.5 hours
     
    AP27, Dec 6, 2006
    #3
  4. Calzon_V_

    Calzon_V_ Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    17
    Messages:
    277
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Same here, around 2 hours w/ normal applications, wifi on and brightness at max.
     
    Calzon_V_, Dec 6, 2006
    #4
  5. bo3adsa

    bo3adsa Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    10
    Messages:
    103
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    around 2 ~ 2.5 hours just using Microsoft Word, Window media player, blutooth muse, and brighness at max, with 6cell battery :)
     
    bo3adsa, Dec 6, 2006
    #5
  6. lifesgood

    lifesgood Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    32
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Phone my store and ask for Matt tell him you talked to Jeff on notebookreview and you wanted to know about the 9 Cell battery and how long he is getting. He has the S1 with the 9 cell battery and can tell you how long you should get and he can get them. 905-734-1090
     
    lifesgood, Dec 20, 2006
    #6
  7. lifesgood

    lifesgood Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    32
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Yes I can get the S1 9 cell batteries.
     
    lifesgood, Dec 20, 2006
    #7