How long does the battery last, when you are not gaming on it?
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Using it for class, I get 4-5 hours. (screen brightness down, speakers off ect. just taking notes) Using it for random stuff (flash games reddit ect.) 3.5-4, Gaming lasts for an unexpectedly long time depending on the game of course
275683
Hi Hafeez, the battery can run up to 3.5 hours in normal usage.Thanks, PCrush
370133
I got it mid summer 2014 It had 10 hrs of battery. Since I'm an engineering student I never turn off my laptop and I'm always pushing it to its limits. It's lasted without any problems and still has 10 hrs(w/o internet of course). With internet it has about 8hrs. It's lasted 3/4 of the year with no decrease in performace
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I use it every day 8+ hours even sometimes closer to 18 or so. I've had perfect game playing with it. Even over clocking. Nothing wrong with it.
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For casual use including surfing, youtube, and writing, the battery lasts for upwards of 6-7 hours For hardcore gaming...likely an hour or less videos are somewhere inbetween... around 5-6 hours
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Casual use (Intel graphics, brightness at like 50 or 60) about 8 hours. Battery life with gaming (Full brightness, Nvidia card) about 2 and a half.
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It plays fine for me after a full charge, although I don't play it very long at a time. Probably 2 hours max play time. I did drain it fully the first time after I charged it fully - and it took over 2 hours to drain, but I only turned off all power save features, and was not using any network. My complaint with the battery is that it drains when NOT in use. So, I have it fully charged, and then 2 weeks later it is completely dead. It does charge up again ok. The reason I purchased this one is that the battery has a 1 yr warranty.
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I generally do not turn the mouse off when it is not in use, so that wastes battery a little, but I'v had it for eight months and I have only replaced the batteries once. I use it maybe 15 hours a week for gaming and I also use it instead of my laptop's trackpad for daily use.
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From my experience the battery does not last longer than 5 hours but it's a not a big deal for me because I don't play all day. You can buy 2 gamepads and always keep one charging if you wanna play all day.
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That I do not know. But the battery will not last as advertized. 40 minutes at best, and for games or video, much less.
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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 would not say that, but it did return the GB to its original battery life. I can use mine for a few days now without having to charge it, probably playing 4-5 hours a day. Absolutely worth picking up.
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When fully charged for playing games will last several hours. You can also use it whils unit is pluged in charging.
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I use it for everything except movie watching (I use a chromecast for that). Battery life is actually pretty good. It does not handle super graphics intense games, but It can run Sims 3 for example on the fastest speed with pretty good ease. More graphics intense games would probably struggle a bit or need to have settings lowered. I have been able to play games for at least two hours (maybe three) without the battery going dead. Web browsing and word processing could last a much greater amount of time.
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it all depends on the usage , but on an average I charge it twice a week, keep in mind though it is beeing used to play games and watch videos . Overall it holds the charge pretty good.
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i honestly haven't explored any playing of games on it as I use it mainly for work and browsing. sorry, I am not a gamer
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The battery lasts approximately 3.5 hours, depending on what you are doing. If just surfing the web, you can get 3.5 hours out of it. If you are gaming hard core, it may last up to just under 2 hours. Just remember, if you buy it, to read the directions on how to charge the new battery so you can get the longest life out of it. Hope this helps.
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You can dim the screen, turn off blue tooth and the wifi (when you're not using it) and shorten the time it waits unused until it turns itself off. Most of these are in the Power Management section. There are F key buttons to toggle some of them. I believe there is also a setting that will allow the computer to drain the battery down closer to zero charge. As it is I believe it turns off with about 25% remaining as a margin of safety. I did everything I could think of and don't get anything like 14 hours of life. It is beyond mere marketing hype to claim 14 hours. Really it is a lie. Perhaps I now get 10 hours.