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 Post subject: Battery - 4 cell or 6 cell
PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:14 am 
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any who has 4 cell. Will a single charge last more than 5 hours? approx how long?


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 Post subject: Re: Battery - 4 cell or 6 cell
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:17 am 
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It probably depends on how dim you can tolerate the screen. I get about six hours on the six-cell with the screen set to half and WiFi on just doing normal stuff.

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 Post subject: Re: Battery - 4 cell or 6 cell
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:29 am 
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do you know how much you gain in upgrading to 6cell and what's the incremental weight?


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 Post subject: Re: Battery - 4 cell or 6 cell
PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:24 am 
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I don't have the four-cell battery, but with similar usage, I'd expect four hours from it. That means you'd get a couple extra hours from the six-cell. The six-cell adds about 1/3 of a pound in weight.

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 Post subject: Re: Battery - 4 cell or 6 cell
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:58 pm 
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I never have good luck in 4 cells.. I turn my brightness all the way up, so 6 gets me about 2:30 and 9 gets me about 5


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 Post subject: Re: Battery - 4 cell or 6 cell
PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:50 pm 
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The 4 cell is good for 4 hours tops. The 6 cell is over twice as much capacity. 63Wh vs 28Wh.

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 Post subject: Re: Battery - 4 cell or 6 cell
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2012 8:46 am 
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it's not much bigger than the 4-cell, so, I'd get the 6-cell. It only raises the rear of the laptop by a little bit. As long as it doesn't stick out the rear then it looks just fine.

some actually prefer the 9-cell since it'll provide so much battery time. BUT, with the 4-5 hours of the 6-cell with screen brightness at a manageable level, I think it's a good trade off.

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