How long did your laptop battery last before it went kaput?

[aphex]

Just curious...

T41 2379DJU - 6 Cell

First Used Date: 4/2004
Cycle Count: 236
Full Charge Capacity: 27.16
Design Capacity: 47.52

I get ~ 1.5 hours on a charge (compared to the 4-4.5 i got when the battery was new). Not bad for bring 2 years old.

 

[KillyKillall]

Turning off the wireless makes it last a few hours longer...

 

[BCYL]

I have my work laptop for 1.5 yrs, and it still gets about the same charge as the day I got it

of course most of the time it's plugged in and the battery is fully charged

 

[NogginBoink]

After about 2 years, I just today ordered a replacement for mine. I only get about half an hour on a charge these days. Yikes!

 

[wizard5233]

3 year old laptop, it used to be able to hold a 3 hour charge, now its down to all but 20 minutes.

 

[sciencewhiz]

I get about 1 hour on my 2.5 year old t40 battery (original life 4 hours). I think the cycle count is around 400. I get about 5 hours on my extended battery that is also 2.5 years old (original life 7 hours). The cycle count on the extended battery is less then 100.

 

[RossMAN]

7 months old Dell Inspiron 700m with 8 cell battery.

5 hours on full charge.

 

[JLGatsby]

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
Turning off the wireless makes it last a few hours longer...

But what good is it if you're not connected to the intrawebs?

 

[FoBoT]

my work laptop is 3.5 years old

the batter still lasts over an hour
but i don't use it often

compaq Evo N600c , standard battery that came with it

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
Turning off the wireless makes it last a few hours longer...

But what good is it if you're not connected to the intrawebs?

Agreed.

I would only turn off WiFi on the laptop if I'm watching a DVD or two.

 

[KillyKillall]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
Turning off the wireless makes it last a few hours longer...

But what good is it if you're not connected to the intrawebs?

Agreed.

I would only turn off WiFi on the laptop if I'm watching a DVD or two.

Because I don't really get a connection when I'm 10,000-20,000 feet in the air on an airplane. However, I did find a connection that high 1 time.

 

[JLGatsby]

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
Because I don't really get a connection when I'm 10,000-20,000 feet in the air on an airplane. However, I did find a connection that high 1 time.

Starting this year they will have wireless on some airplanes.

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
Because I don't really get a connection when I'm 10,000-20,000 feet in the air on an airplane. However, I did find a connection that high 1 time.

Starting this year they will have wireless on some airplanes.

Nice. Now all I'm waiting for is a/c outlets in coach.

 

[BCYL]

Originally posted by: KillyKillall

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: JLGatsby

Originally posted by: KillyKillall
Turning off the wireless makes it last a few hours longer...

But what good is it if you're not connected to the intrawebs?

Agreed.

I would only turn off WiFi on the laptop if I'm watching a DVD or two.

Because I don't really get a connection when I'm 10,000-20,000 feet in the air on an airplane. However, I did find a connection that high 1 time.

Didnt the flight attendents tell you to turn off all devices with wifi technology? 😉

 

[Mayfriday0529]

One Month...

 

[NakaNaka]

It's been a year and a half for me, and I still get 2 1/2 hours with the wireless on. So I'd say I'm doing pretty well.

Edit: Just used a program to check out how my battery is actually doing. It is at 95% of the capacity it had when it left the factory and I've had this for 18 months so I am very very happy. At this rate, I won't need a new battery until I get a new computer (another 18-24 months)

 

[V00DOO]

I went thru 3 dell batteries within 1 year while my IBM thinkpad battery is still going strong after 3 years. F U Dell.

 

[HN]

dell 600m. 2 years 3 months; haven't noticed a drop in battery life.