Can anyone tell me what your real life battery life is with this? Clock is ticking for me to return an HP Touchsmart with Windows H8 on it
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Sorry, I've never really timed it. I know it is at least 4 hours, and maybe it is more. But the last computer I used had had a bad battery for so many years, that I had almost forgotten I could ever use a computer that was not plugged in. Not that it matters, but I purposely ordered this computer with Windows 7 because I did not want to use Windows 8 on a computer that was not touch screen. I have had the computer for about a month and haven't had any problems so far, unlike the person who wrote the previous comment.
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I haven't timed it exactly either. But I can get through 3-4 movies (balanced settings) and still have half battery life. Hope this helps!
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I ended up returning this PC after only 1 week. It was showing a software issue and Dell wanted 120.00 just to diagnose. No more Dells for me
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I believe she is talking about upgrading the software to android (which now that hp has released an update to, some people don't find it to be an upgrade at all). She could also be talking about several software modifications that can speed up the touchpad.
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Douglas, I am exactly like you. I'm still using my palm IIIx. It's somewhat crippled when I have memos that are too long in the Palm Desktop software. When I try to sync it up, then of course it truncates the entries. But I am totally with you in regards to the whole battery life thing. In my opinion, Palm, HP, and all the rest of have been producing total junk pda's that have everything in the world built into them, but for the most part, people wouldn't use. I think the whole Camera in a phone idea is the stupidest thing next to a submarine with a screen door. If I want to take a photograph, I'm not going to use a device that has a lens that is smaller than a pencil lead!!!! I will use a point & shoot digital with a lens that is AT LEAST an inch or so in diamter, or pull out my Digital SLR camera. I wish some company would produce a new Quality PDA that focuses on BATTERY LIFE and that doesn't have all of the stupid bells & whistles AND that lets the user replace the battery. In fact, I happen to like the AAA batteries. You can buy them at a gas station for cryign out loud. I have all of my information dating back to like 1995 in my palm desktop software. If I lost it, it would be like cutting off my leg. I have yet to find a PDA that I'm willing to sink money into though for the reasons I just mentioned.
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Honestly, not great. But keep in mind that its a core i3. Its got a two cell battery and gives about 3 to 4 hours of life which is more than my old acer netbook running a single core atom ever gave with a 3 cell battery.
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Mine lasts about 7~8 hours for regular use when I use the Quite Office Setting.I know it's still better than any other laptops as to battery life.
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Want to know when the battery issue is resolved.The laptop seems great, but the battery work for just one hour instead of 6.5hours and there is a need to resolve this issue as soon as possible.
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Mine does not have the charging port. What I can tell you is the use time is awesome. My original stock battery from HP lasted about 45 minutes and was dead. This one I am able to use up to 6 or 7 hours before having to plug in my laptop for charging. Well worth the price to me!
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I just recently bought my 2nd one for another computer because my first one is just that great! I've had it for about 9 months & I've only replaced the batteries once. I have both at work & are always on the "on" position. If you're thinking of buying one, the battery life should not be an issue! Good luck!
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Just ordered mine today (6/15), sure wish there was SOME ETA as my old HP laptop is on the fritz. I can't believe the deal on this thing, almost $1000.00 off the HP price. I wonder if the price has something to do with the lack of ETA? Anyways, here's to hoping there will be some ETA soon. PS: I did call Amazon before I ordered, they had no ETA =(
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You lost 4% battery in 20 minutes? That's about 12% an hour putting you around 8.5 hours. Yup, that's about right. It doesn't matter what programs you have "running" in the background. The iPad OS works differently from your Windows OS, the stuff is there, but not running. It will not drain your battery any faster. The biggest factor is going to be how bright your screen is. I usually have mine around 40-50%, plenty bright for indoor use and my battery lasts 9+ hours. Also if you're reading a book turning off wifi will help a bit. 9 hours of continuous use is PHENOMENAL for a device like this. I constantly use my iPad throughout the day and I have never drained the battery all the way. My Galaxy Nexus on the other hand is abysmal; after about and hour of talking and a few texts the battery is at 60% it's horrendous. When I got my first smart phone (a Droid X) I was constantly obsessing over the battery life and if it was dying too quickly or if it wasn't going to sleep properly. I would look in the app market for apps that would help battery, spent hours researching charging methods etc. and it really took a lot of the enjoyment away from me when using the device. Then I learned to just not worry about it, if it needs charged, charge it. Bottom line, so long as you charged it each night before bed, you should never get even close to fully draining it in one day. Unless you're using it 9+ hours a day to which I would say you have bigger concerns then just your tablets battery life.
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Thanks for the info thus far, Paul. I've been out of the country, lugging my 8 pound Dell Vostro around with me, wishing I had this baby. Sounds like the wifi card is good. Like the backlit keyboard? I assume the battery life will not be earth shatteringly long what with all the bells and whistles. The two reviews written thus far have provided about zero useful info, so if you can, keep it coming.
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Hi. I have owned this laptop for a couple of months now and it is amazing. The average battery life I am getting while running wifi and having the brightness about 3/4 bright, I am getting 5 1/2 hours. With wifi off running regular programs like Word, Excel and Powerpoint, I am getting about 6-6/12 hours. Amazing battery life
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mauri88, I don't use this computer so I can't give you an exact statement on battery life. However, I bought my daughter this 14" screen HP Envy with 8 gigs of ram. Upon receiving it I immediately removed the factory hard drive and installed a Toshiba 512 Gig SSD. My daughter uses her HP Envy for hours on the battery. I have never heard her complain about her Envy battery's charge running out. She really likes her 14" screen HP Envy.
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I get extremely good battery life, I believe the biggest power draw to be the HDD (which I replaced with a Samsung 840 Evo), so that may be why I get better than most. I also use the sleep function A LOT! But, this is my school and travel computer and I use it about 2-3 hours a day and only plugin every other day.
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I hadn't really tested battery life, so I fully charged the tablet, then set up the power controls to never turn off the display or PC. Then I set it down and let it run. So far it has been 6 1/2 hours and it's still going. The battery indicator says 11% left for 38 more minutes. I suppose the power consumption might have been somewhat higher if I were streaming something, maybe I'll try that test after this, but it definitely has a good battery life. This test was run with WiFi on but without the bluetooth keyboard.
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I don't know how much help I will be, but I have had the tablet out of the cradle for 9 hours of on and off use and have not run it down to the point of notification. I do not think that battery life is much of a concern, since this is not really a tablet one would take on the road, or carry very far from the cradle, due to its size. But, just in case, I am confident it would last most of a day, perhaps less if you streamed movies the whole time.Keep one thing in mind; This is a heavy tablet and not much good for lugging around. I bought it mostly for the convenience of the one-button switch from WIN8 to Android. I don't know how much help I will be, but I have had the tablet out of the cradle for 9 hours of on and off use and have not run it down to the point of notification. I do not think that battery life is much of a concern, since this is not really a tablet one would take on the road, or carry very far from the cradle, due to its size. But, just in case, I am confident it would last most of a day, perhaps less if you streamed movies the whole time.Keep one thing in mind; This is a heavy tablet and not much good for lugging around. I bought it mostly for the convenience of the... » Read More I don't know how much help I will be, but I have had the tablet out of the cradle for 9 hours of on and off use and have not run it down to the point of notification. I do not think that battery life is much of a concern, since this is not really a tablet one would take on the road, or carry very far from the cradle, due to its size. But, just in case, I am confident it would last most of a day, perhaps less if you streamed movies the whole time.Keep one thing in mind; This is a heavy tablet and not much good for lugging around. I bought it mostly for the convenience of the one-button switch from WIN8 to Android. « Show Less
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I had to return mine as well,even though the number matched to the original.My recommendation is that you pay more,but buy the real thing from HP.I am glad I did,it works great ,last for at least 6 hours.Sincerely,E.Schmidt