Laptop Battery Experiment (This time for real)

[aphex]

Dell 8100
Pentium III 1ghz
512mb SDRAM
8x DVD
64mb ATI Radeon 7500

I have just unplugged my laptop from the wall. The only thing i will be doing is surfing the web using my wireless card with a max of 2 windows open at one time.

STATUS CHECK:

10:33pm - 99% Remaining (2:27mins)
10:38pm - 93% Remaining (1:35mins)
10:55pm - 75% Remaining (1:16mins)
11:16pm - 50% Remaining (0:51mins)
11:22pm - 43% Remaining (0:43mins)
11:35pm - 27% Remaining (0:27mins)
11:41pm - 21% Remaining (0:21mins)
11:48pm - 05% Remaining (0:05mins) - Orange Warning Light Activated
11:50pm - 0% Remaining (0:00mins) - LAPTOP DIED

RESULTS
Total Time: 1 hour 17 minutes

 

[Ionizer86]

Hmm, no wonder you have 18,000+ posts

The 2400+ Barton lappy we got could get 3.5 hours. My physics teacher's Dell 600m P-M 1.4 could only get about 1.5 hours.

 

[minendo]

That experiment sucks. Throw the battery in a fire instead.

 

[wedi42]

i can't stand the waiting!!
it been 9 minutes what is it at now?

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: johngute
i can't stand the waiting!!
it been 9 minutes what is it at now?

Updated

 

[HonkeyDonk]

n00b

 

[aphex]

This is the shortest experiment ever... I will have to continue/start over when i get back from dinner

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Ionizer86
Hmm, no wonder you have 18,000+ posts

The 2400+ Barton lappy we got could get 3.5 hours. My physics teacher's Dell 600m P-M 1.4 could only get about 1.5 hours.

compare size, ram, screen size, weight, etc.

 

[phonemonkey]

Originally posted by: AgaBooga

Originally posted by: Ionizer86
Hmm, no wonder you have 18,000+ posts

The 2400+ Barton lappy we got could get 3.5 hours. My physics teacher's Dell 600m P-M 1.4 could only get about 1.5 hours.

compare size, ram, screen size, weight, etc.

I'm wondering how bright they had their screen, and if they were doing any work during the test. I've got an Inspiron 1100, and it's not uncommon for me to get 3 hours off a single battery charge (I've got the 2Ghz celery model with 512 MB RAM and the 14.1" screen).

 

[richardycc]

an experiment without indentify the name and model number of the subject. Guess you don't do benchmark test and write for Anandtech?

 

[konichiwa]

Originally posted by: richardycc
an experiment without indentify the name and model number of the subject. Guess you don't do benchmark test and write for Anandtech?

Guess you don't do America?

 

[bpctech]

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: richardycc
an experiment without indentify the name and model number of the subject. Guess you don't do benchmark test and write for Anandtech?

Guess you don't do America?

rofl.

 

[aphex]

^ for real this time...

 

[Freejack2]

N/M

 

[aphex]

Updated...

 

[z0mb13]

DIEEE COWWW DIEEE!!!

 

[crypticlogin]

If you google well, you can find software to monitor the APM battery circuit and give you tons of info like:

- programmed capacity
- true capacity (is your battery not getting the full charge?)
- number of charge cycles
- remaining time left
- instantaneous current draw
- etc. etc.

but I guess your way will work, too.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: tenchim
If you google well, you can find software to monitor the APM battery circuit and give you tons of info like:

- programmed capacity
- true capacity (is your battery not getting the full charge?)
- number of charge cycles
- remaining time left
- instantaneous current draw
- etc. etc.

but I guess your way will work, too.

Google me up baby!

 

[Chumpman]

Originally posted by: minendo
That experiment sucks. Throw the battery in a fire instead.

 

[aphex]

Man, those numbers sucked... Time for a new battery...

 

[Paulson]

Originally posted by: konichiwa

Originally posted by: richardycc
an experiment without indentify the name and model number of the subject. Guess you don't do benchmark test and write for Anandtech?

Guess you don't do America?

I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that post

And as for the battery, that's not very long at all