my laptop battery life. whats yours

[brainsnova]

well my laptop is just over a year old and the battery when fully charged says 100% 6 mins lol.since my laptop never moves, so after getting sick of always plugging the charger in so i installed a fused spur so a flick of a switch and its charging :thumb: how long does your battery last?

heres my modem and battery switch installed on the side of my unit for neatness

http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u331/Brain_missing/spur001.jpg

[Hobbit]

Couple of hours if i'm lucky

[G-nova]

use a pc so it never runs out i hate laptops like

[Jack]

If its only lasting 6 minutes, your battery is shagged.

Its relatively easy to re-train a battery, some BIOS's have a battery learning option where they flatten and recharge the battery a couple times to get its capacity back, but tbh if its only got 6 mins life on it then you need a new one.

Remember of course that running laptops off the mains for 95% of the time kills the battery.


use a pc so it never runs out i hate laptops like
PCs have batteries too (CMOS), which can run out and cause havoc :p

[stupot89]

mine lasts about a hour and a half on high performance and 3 hours on power saver

[kelbelle]

When I first got mine it would go for 4 hours at full battery but now it is 3 years old it can only manage 2 which i suppose is still better than your lol

[Gashgusher]

depends wat im surfin, Youtube seems to kill it off pretty quick, but it probably averages 3 hours in "speed" mode just browsing, about 2 hours if im downloading/ streaming stuffs.

vaio ftw

[General Baxter]

about 10mins, all ways on mains now lol

[Gashgusher]

nice neat job on the modem and spur install though, v nice

[dannyb]

The IT bloke at work reckons that you should take the battery out when you're running a laptop on the mains and only put the battery in when you want to charge the battery or run it where there's no mains. Apparently keeps the battery better for longer. Don't know if thats BS or not but its a work laptop so meh, I CBA to take the battery out everytime!!

[Welsh Dan]

I can drag about 2-2.5 hours from each battery, I currently have two :).

RE battery myths: Modern Lithium-ion batteries don't have a memory effect, but they hate heat and age. If they're kept on charge for too long (ie never unplugged) they get too hot and give up, and they tend to give up after 3-4 years anyway lol.

[jonn]

mine doesnt work if i plug it out from the mains it just turns off straight away

[AlexW]

Mines about 9months old, lasts about 4hours on balanced, or about 2 hours if i turn up everything/playing games.

Got 2 other batterys to use when this one dies anyway, got both free, brand new lol.

[comptoncj]

ive got a little samsung netbook thing and the battery life is like 8 hours, was well impressed with it only trouble is it hasnt got a cd drive but nevermind lol

[brainsnova]

i have always drained my battery down before charging and unplugged after it was charged so its looks like acer batterys are ****.

[nova ian]

Mine lasts 2mins from 100%! lol doesn't even get chance to display the low battery warning no more!! battery is well and truly fooked!!

[Welsh Dan]

i have always drained my battery down before charging and unplugged after it was charged so its looks like acer batterys are ****.

Acer batteries are fine, I work with Acer kit day in day out. You've either had a dud or used it on the mains all of the time. :)

[Stanley]

The IT bloke at work reckons that you should take the battery out when you're running a laptop on the mains and only put the battery in when you want to charge the battery or run it where there's no mains. Apparently keeps the battery better for longer. Don't know if thats BS or not but its a work laptop so meh, I CBA to take the battery out everytime!!

Bingo!

When using a laptop, always disconnect mains cable, unless charging. When charging is complete, disconnect mains again.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

same as baxter, 10 mins to death, i run it on mains.

[brainsnova]

Acer batteries are fine, I work with Acer kit day in day out. You've either had a dud or used it on the mains all of the time. :)

looks like i got a dud :cry: i never ran it on the mains all the time, only when charging :cry:

[Mike]

1hour 10 my laptop will last, but i have been using it about 99% on the charger for the last er 3 years lol the old notebook still have life left in its batteries yet tho!

[wwmnw]

Just about long enough to watch some pr0n :D

[Welsh Dan]

looks like i got a dud :cry: i never ran it on the mains all the time, only when charging :cry:

What model is your laptop?

[Pistol Pete]

Mine lasts about an hour. Its plugged into the charger pretty much 24/7. Screen dims when not on charge. Most annoying lol

[Welsh Dan]

Change the setting then Pete, it'll be in the manufacturers power management utility.

[Pistol Pete]

lol top banana, just done it!

[brainsnova]

What model is your laptop?

aspire 9301awsmi

[Welsh Dan]

IIRC they only lasted about an hour lol. Best price I can find for a replacement battery for that is around £70, you might find some cheaper ones from ebay but I've had a few dodgy ones from there.

[Adam]

My laptop is 3-4years old and the batt lasts about an hour and half, not bad really.
Lasts longer if i dim the screen right down :d

[brainsnova]

IIRC they only lasted about an hour lol. Best price I can find for a replacement battery for that is around £70, you might find some cheaper ones from ebay but I've had a few dodgy ones from there.

£70 is a bit steep i ll just stick to permanent power when the battery gives up lol i was thinking my laptop is more like 2 years old. thats me >>>:tard:

[kieran jackson]

mine lasts about 4 hours but IIRC its only about a year old

[J4MES]

Mine, about 3 hours- its only about 10months old tho..

Might have to start taking the battery out, as its mains powered 90% of the time.

[wisewood]

3 years old... my old laptop battery doesnt charge enough to even so much as illuminate the power led. Run it from the wall, and its fine right up to the point where you disconnect the power - then it dies immediately. Champion!