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  1. 10-24-2006, 06:05 PM #1
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    Laptop battery time

    I have a Dell XPS M140, and my battery time was estimated at around 5 hours. I read a review of someone saying the get around 4:15 while browing the internet with wireless and doing office work. Right now I am doing school work, with my wireless card at work, and my battery time estimated me at about 2:30 the minute i turned it on at like 98 percent... WTF? My screen is one level above dimness..how can i get more timee??
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  2. 10-24-2006, 07:16 PM #2
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    i get about 20 mins on mine...but i think u'd get better responses in the computer forum..
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  3. 10-24-2006, 07:20 PM #3
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    get a dual 12 cell batter
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  4. 10-24-2006, 07:21 PM #4
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    How old is the battery ?
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  5. 10-24-2006, 07:36 PM #5
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    I get about an hour in a half with the wireless internet enabled, on my Toshiba laptop
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  6. 10-24-2006, 10:10 PM #6
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    just wait till your dell laptop battery gets broken in...excessive charging = 10 minute battery life :P
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  7. 10-24-2006, 10:17 PM #7
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    Wireless does use alot of energy from my experience. If you don't need to connect, turn off your wireless.

    It cuts down the battery time about 40% on my work laptop.
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  8. 10-25-2006, 04:09 AM #8
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    ive heard that the dell batteries are starting to explode, depending on what model. i dont even think your allowed to take them on planes anymore.
    take it to a shop and get it checked out.
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  9. 10-25-2006, 08:28 AM #9
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    run the battery down a couple of times it should work better after that.
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  10. 10-25-2006, 09:36 AM #10
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    Um, well hopefully you're system will adjust itself...Mine sucked the first two times I used it without a power cord, and now it's fine. It adjusted all the settings for me, and close down applications that are running in the background that I don't use. That's probably your biggest issue. That, or you're watching porn. that takes up serious battery.
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  11. 10-25-2006, 03:53 PM #11
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    Haha gunit the porn gets watch with the cord in at home lolll.. but im usually plugged in 95 percent of the time.. rarely, like last night i had to use my comp at school-- i got about 2.5 hours maybe it will self adjust and get better time... I also was listening to itunes if that matters much??
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  12. 10-25-2006, 04:12 PM #12
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    Get a macbook pro.

    battery life runs on love.

    and trust me, you'll love it.
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  13. 10-26-2006, 03:34 PM #13
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    eh i just recently got the dell, and im a windows person--dont know much about Macs
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