Battery Wear Level?

Hey,

Has anyone checked their battery wear level on HWMonitor or a similar tool?

My Blade 14" (2013) is about 22 months old, and the wear level seems high at 29%. I assume this means that 29% of the battery's capacity is gone...

Cheers,

Su

 

Here's a Link which explains a lot about batteries, including a nice tool for Monitoring http://batterycare.net/en/index.html

 

How often do you use your laptop on battery?

Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

 

3 days a week. 2x60 minutes per Day. Rest of the Time it is connected to power.

 

Due to a problem with my Razer Blade Pro (2013) battery after only 18 months I did a lot of research. Turns out that Razer batteries don't last long.

Worse, they aren't covered by warranty (regular or extended), Razer won't sell them to you and I have been unable to find a 3rd party source.

The only option is to send the whole laptop back to Razer for service so that they replace the battery.

 

bmelloni - how much in total did they charge you to replace the battery? And were you a heavy battery user before that?

My Blade is about 2 years old... most of the time it is connected to the AC supply tbh, but I have definitely noticed a reduction in battery life over time...

 

I did not yet send it in for battery replacement to Razer, I am still trying to find alternatives just in case plus I need to setup a computer to use while mine is gone.

I did inquire on the price and got two different answers: The first was roughly about $120 labor and about $70 for the battery. The second was "somewhere between $130-240 including shipping inside the US, and if you refuse repairs there is a $100 fee".

As to the battery problem, I was never a heavy battery user, almost all my use was plugged in. Pretty much my only battery use was during plane travel a couple times a year. I had noticed that the battery life had dropped to about 30-45min (yes, pretty horrible but I didn't care) then I saw my case starting to open at the front. When I had it checked the tech showed me that it was due to the battery failing and expanding... which in turn pushed the case open.

Interestingly the case is designed to "give" and some case pieces that hold it shut become unglued instead of bending/breaking, so my interpretation is that it must be a fairly common problem for Razer to have worked around it to prevent worse issues.

Even so, it is mind-blowing that Razer just won't sell replacement batteries. It would be a 10 minute job to replace it (I watched the tech as he inspected the problem).

 

Wow that sounds pretty horrible... not to mention dangerous!

I assume the tech disconnected and took out the failed battery?! I would not want to travel on an airplane or something with a battery that might go pop at some point...!

Also, do you game a lot on your machine? Seems like a silly question to ask about a gaming laptop, but I wonder if the immense amounts of heat produced from prolonged gaming sessions accelerate the death of the battery. I actually don't do any heavy gaming on my machine - mainly indie titles and older games.