sguy78 said:
Larad said:
sguy78 said:
Larad said:
My laptop lasts about 2h 30m on blu ray which seems decent to me. |
That is playing a Blu Ray movie for that long? If so, that seems pretty good.
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Yeah, a lot also depends on a couple of settings as well. Whether you have your laptop on powersaver, recommended or performance and what your screen brightness is set to being the primary factors. I usually have mine on recommended with full brightness. I can get about 4 hours on power saver with 65% brightness playing blueray. However there is a slight drop in framerate on powersaver which is why I never use it. I can get about 3h 30min on recommended with 65-70% brightness which is still very visible. I like my brightness way up though.
I have a 9 cell battery though since I use this laptop for gaming as well. On a standard battery you'd proably get about 1h 30 - 2h.
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It seems like it still has a little ways to go with efficiency, considering the standard battery life you mentioned. Overall, it sounds better than I thought though.
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If you're going to buy a laptop with blu ray, then picking up a 9 cell baterry won't set you back much more and would be a sensible investment. Hell, you can get 12 cell batteries for a decent price, though that would be an overkill for your purpose.
If you intend your laptop to be a sort of mobile entertainment center I suggest getting one with a 9 cell or upgrading later.
