Notebook-Laptop Battery Queries

[Motorazor143]

hmm..sounds gr88...need to give it a try:thumb::thumb:

 

[DrSRQ]

hmm..sounds gr88...need to give it a try:thumb::thumb:

Sure dude...you MUST give it a try...

 

[Motorazor143]

Sushubh will love this thread.

 

[DrSRQ]

Today I have reduced the display brightness to 50% and now my batter backup is 3:08 hrs..:dance:Simply awesome. When I purchased the system, It was preloaded with Xp and I was getting battery of 2:30 on "BRAND NEW" system!

 

[vishalrao]

Yes, much of the software is improved (Kernel etc) to avoid continuous "polling" which prevents CPU from going to sleep, thanks to projects like Intel's PowerTop etc... you should see battery life improvements in all distros not just Ubuntu

Also see [Phoronix] Extending Ubuntu's Battery Life

 

[TaaaDow]

I don't think he meant fifteen thousand. I think there was supposed to be a decimal in there, haha. Anyway, my battery ran out of juice too. Since my warranty was up, I decided to just get one off of eBay. The one I decided on was a Denaq, and after shipping, it only cost me 78 something. I did my research first though and compared Denaq laptop battery reviews with some of the other big companies. They were all about the same, if not a little better, so I figured, if it saved me some dough, mine as well do it.

 

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[Sushubh]

i guess i would buy a third party one as well.

 

[viralbug]

iirc, the new ubuntu has laptop mode already enabled (only for laptops). maybe that could be a factor if you had not enabled it on 8.04

 

[shantam2005]

I had bought a Notebook from China about 2-3 years ago.Although the Notebook still works very well:yahoo: but I am very dissatisfied with it's Battery life.On full charge it provides only 2 hours of Runtime.The battery is from a company Called Simplo and the Model Number is MWL32b.It has an output of 11.1 V and 4800 mAh.I am thinking of buying a new battery, since I am new to this field, I want you all to suggest me a battery and If possible a battery that can provide a longer runtime.Also tell about it's cost.Thanks

 

[warthog]

first of all you should never had third party battery in laptops.buy only the reccomended battery.your battery has lasted way too long.normally a laptop battery lasts 18 months. Chinese battery are prone to explosion.which model you have?i have a Dell xps and my batterey proveds 2.5 hrs runtime. This is the avg dischage rate.you could have died and i am not joking.remove that battery and buy a legit one.