Comments on: 13 Ways To Extend your Laptop Battery Life http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/ Bring your PC back to life Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:05:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Laptop owners/users | hilpers http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-5882 Laptop owners/users | hilpers Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:39:12 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-5882 [...] owners/users This any use to you? http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/0...-battery-life/ -- Heard melodies are sweet, but those Unheard are sweeter flyingnun FN 2°°8 +, Mungo Brandybuck of [...] [...] owners/users This any use to you? http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/0…-battery-life/ — Heard melodies are sweet, but those Unheard are sweeter flyingnun FN 2°°8 +, Mungo Brandybuck of [...]

]]> By: guiseppi http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-2802 guiseppi Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:07:07 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-2802 The battery on my dull inspiron died just a month after the year warranty. Dull wanted over 150 bucks for a new one. That's a pretty freakin expensive habit for a confuser to have.I very rarely ran it on battery power. I went to laptop.com and found one with a higher capacity, and an 18 month warranty for 99 bucks. I will probably do at least one complete discharge as soon as it's full. And then maybe again every few months. The battery on my dull inspiron died just a month after the year warranty. Dull wanted over 150 bucks for a new one. That's a pretty freakin expensive habit for a confuser to have.I very rarely ran it on battery power.
I went to laptop.com and found one with a higher capacity, and an 18 month warranty for 99 bucks.
I will probably do at least one complete discharge as soon as it's full. And then maybe again every few months.

]]> By: mary http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-2471 mary Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:45:22 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-2471 nice tips nice tips

]]> By: bryant http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-1342 bryant Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:01:06 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-1342 1-8 are quite ok but ordinary users will still find it hard. How do you expect them to revert the settings if they attach the laptop to a power supply? I wouldnt suggest the rest of the steps even if you're an expert. I suggest you purchase a battery that can last about 4-5 hours in battery mode. User experience is still important. And when buying, consider your needs - http://laptop.hp.com/. Nice to know that those things help with your battery needs. Thank you for posting. 1-8 are quite ok but ordinary users will still find it hard. How do you expect them to revert the settings if they attach the laptop to a power supply? I wouldnt suggest the rest of the steps even if you're an expert. I suggest you purchase a battery that can last about 4-5 hours in battery mode. User experience is still important.

And when buying, consider your needs – http://laptop.hp.com/.

Nice to know that those things help with your battery needs. Thank you for posting.

]]> By: Matt` http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-1087 Matt` Tue, 20 May 2008 21:41:53 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-1087 Another big one is disabling any built in wireless card - that thing guzzles power. Another big one is disabling any built in wireless card – that thing guzzles power.

]]> By: panther http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-1081 panther Tue, 20 May 2008 18:29:12 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-1081 Thanks for clarifying some myths pertaining to laptop batteries! Thanks for clarifying some myths pertaining to laptop batteries!

]]> By: robert dewitt http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-1068 robert dewitt Tue, 20 May 2008 00:53:38 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-1068 Most surfers know Me as "side pocket bob" The retired A/V tech. Richard, I ain`t that much up on p.c.s lap or other wise but I do know that if You put Your lap in the freezer You can kiss it goodbye. When it warms up moisture from the air will condense in the circuits and short circuit it all over! zorching everything from your C.P.U. on down,(ZAP!) Battery maybe but i`d even be afraid of that (make sure completely dry before reinstalling.) but whole thing? absotivly posolutly NO!!!! Side Pocket Most surfers know Me as "side pocket bob" The retired A/V tech. Richard, I ain`t that much up on p.c.s lap or other wise but I do know that if You put Your lap in the freezer You can kiss it goodbye. When it warms up moisture from the air will condense in the circuits and short circuit it all over! zorching everything from your C.P.U. on down,(ZAP!) Battery maybe but i`d even be afraid of that (make sure completely dry before reinstalling.) but whole thing? absotivly posolutly NO!!!!

Side Pocket

]]> By: Tiggerr http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-1056 Tiggerr Mon, 19 May 2008 14:06:20 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-1056 I didn't get my laptop for mobility other than to use it in another room such as while watching TV or going to my bedroom for privacy ie to escape the kids. So consequently I use the AC cord almost all the time. However since I also have an Apple Ibook and it is so much smaller and just screams at me to use it outside or in the air I do rely on the battery with it. I can actually see the screen on a bright day. Can you all see your laptops outside. Is there a secret My comment is that Apple recommends that in the first couple weeks you let it run down, and then do a complete recharge and then repeat that procedure now and again. So far the only laptop battery I have had a problem with was on a very old Toshiba (it came with Windows 95). The battery will no longer hold a charge for 15 minutes. Not a problem at this point because the last time I turned it on so my kid could run an old dos game, the laptop decided that it did not have a hard drive. I think the old girl deserves a decent burial. Don't you? I didn't get my laptop for mobility other than to use it in another room such as while watching TV or going to my bedroom for privacy ie to escape the kids. So consequently I use the AC cord almost all the time.

However since I also have an Apple Ibook and it is so much smaller and just screams at me to use it outside or in the air I do rely on the battery with it. I can actually see the screen on a bright day. Can you all see your laptops outside. Is there a secret

My comment is that Apple recommends that in the first couple weeks you let it run down, and then do a complete recharge and then repeat that procedure now and again.

So far the only laptop battery I have had a problem with was on a very old Toshiba (it came with Windows 95). The battery will no longer hold a charge for 15 minutes. Not a problem at this point because the last time I turned it on so my kid could run an old dos game, the laptop decided that it did not have a hard drive. I think the old girl deserves a decent burial. Don't you?

]]> By: Harold Lewis http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-974 Harold Lewis Sat, 17 May 2008 20:24:23 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-974 What I have found that does work is run you battery stone dead, during while you go to bed, when you get up charge it up fully don't interupt it. If you do it a couple time you will see an inprovement in life. I have done i to both of mine and gained at least an hour 30 min x 2. If needed get extra capacity batteries. One hi capicty battery on a Dell C800 will add at least an hour. What I have found that does work is run you battery stone dead, during while you go to bed, when you get up charge it up fully don't interupt it. If you do it a couple time you will see an inprovement in life. I have done i to both of mine and gained at least an hour 30 min x 2. If needed get extra capacity batteries. One hi capicty battery on a Dell C800 will add at least an hour.

]]> By: Harold Lewis http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-973 Harold Lewis Sat, 17 May 2008 20:20:32 +0000 http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2008/05/13/extend-your-laptop-battery-life/#comment-973 I have a dell C800 and I leave mine pluged in all the time and I periodkly run both of my batterys stone dead to minimise the memory effect on the batteries. I can gain at least 10 minutes on each battery. When I first got my laptop I only got 30 min on my primary. Not I get 45 min on a single battery. When I got a secound on and put it in my secound Hard drive bay I got a whopping 3 hours Min 4 if I am conservitive. I also got a power inverter for my home charger I run on that when I can to keep my battery charged. So far I haven't seen my batteries decrease in life. I have a dell C800 and I leave mine pluged in all the time and I periodkly run both of my batterys stone dead to minimise the memory effect on the batteries. I can gain at least 10 minutes on each battery. When I first got my laptop I only got 30 min on my primary. Not I get 45 min on a single battery. When I got a secound on and put it in my secound Hard drive bay I got a whopping 3 hours Min 4 if I am conservitive.
I also got a power inverter for my home charger I run on that when I can to keep my battery charged. So far I haven't seen my batteries decrease in life.

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