Laptop Battery Life Tips & Buying
Guide
Purchasing advice for laptop batteries and
tips to maximize laptop battery life.
Recommended:
- Primary battery with max cells
- Additional spare battery
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Minimum:
- Primary battery with max cells
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Laptop Batteries 101
In today’s mobile world getting
the most out of your
laptop battery is an important factor to consider. After all you will
need power to spare when on the go if you want to use your shiny new
17-inch screen and other cool features, right?
Despite
the vast improvements in battery technology we are still not quite
where the true mobile road warrior would like the industry to be, but
we are getting closer. Thanks to advanced power management features in
today’s Intel and AMD processors and current Lithium Ion battery
technology it is not unheard of to see laptops claim 5 hours or more of
runtime.
Do take note that the
manufacture
claimed battery life is not exactly what you will receive out of your
notebook due to a number of real world factors. For example operating a
DVD drive will drain your laptop much faster than if you were strictly
word processing.
Regardless of your
usage
at least you can be thankful that today’s laptops have substantially
longer run times than in the past. Also there are various tips
&
tricks that allow you to maximize laptop battery life performance even
further. You will find our tips here.
Laptop Battery Tips & Tricks
Things
to Consider - Cells and Weight
When
shopping for a notebook you will often see manufacturers list the
amount of cells contained within a laptop battery such as 6-cells and
9-cells. A 9-cell battery for example has fifty percent more capacity
over a 6-cell, but do keep in mind that more cells also increase the
batteries physical weight.
Despite this
weight gain, we do recommend all you true on the go users purchase a
battery with maximum cells offered by your specific laptop. This will
insure that you achieve ultimate battery life without a recharge.
Running out of battery juice before you are ready isn’t exactly a fun
experience.
Recommendations
Definitely
purchase a battery with maximum cells if weight isn’t an issue. In our
opinion the negligible weight increase is worth it. After all a laptop
is about mobility and without the laptop battery life to back it, you
might as well leave it at home, right? Purchasing a second battery is
another great idea if you want spare juice for times of need.
Happy purchasing!
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