How is the battery life of this device? I have the 12-mode Healthmate Forever 2014 and only get about 3 hours of life on it.
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I use the unit three times a day and the battery lasted for a week before I charged it.
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Depends on the active use, but I think is very good. For example, last week I used it 4 hours biking & 2 hours swimming and I still have half the battery. Im very happy about the battery and everything. Its great for multi sport.
2034934
Seems quite lasting. Mine still works well after 6mth. But I'm not a frequent user though
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I just got the 16GB for Christmas. After reading all the battery posts, the first thing I did was charge it fully, then play it until the battery died. I got 20+ hours. I think a lot has to do with how often the screen is "lit". If you're constantly shuffling through, picking songs, adjusting volume etc. i think one would get less life than just playing it like I did (the screen was black most of the time since I wasn't adjusting anything). And of course, i would expect video or games to kill the battery even quicker. That would be a good test, play a video straight through and see the life. I don't have any videos loaded, so I can't really test that.
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Battery life is pretty good... A whole day if your actually using it.. I've left it sitting and it's lasted around 3 weeks without usage on one charge.
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I have had the battery on, outside at a party for 8 hours. The volume was just shy of full blast and it still had a lot of juice the next day. So even if you have it up full blast you get quite a long, long time outta the battery!!! Love my Melody...
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Well I didn't have very long.... because it stopped working within 8 days.... but when it did work the battery life was excellent..... sometimes with certain company's they resell used equipment.... u may need to exchange it.
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I would say there is no set answer to this question, the actual battery life that you experience will depend on your usage and maintainence of the device. My battery usually lasts about 8 days at about 2 hours or so a day, so about 16 hours roughly. YMMV!
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Expect a lot of variation around the mean here, battery-life depends on a lot of things. That said, battery life is about six months when the device is used approx. 3x weekly. Nice thing about this device is that it uses cheap and widely available 9 volt batteries, just carry a spare in your golf bag -- but the device will give you plenty of warning that the battery is low.
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Battery life. Turn it on setting 5, leave it on for 3 yrs is what they claim. I personally turn mine off when not in use. 123 wouldn't even last a month.
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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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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.
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I have been using the device for two months only and very few times until it dies. The longer I have experiencie is almost 7 hours. I hope this is useful
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Jenny, I should also tell you that I purchased this device about 3 months ago and it just died on me. I am purchasing 2 more one to use and the other as a spare as I'm not sure about the life of the device.
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Well, unfortunately I'm not an avid gamer so I am not on it that often, but I have found that if you have it in sleep mode it does a very good job of retaining power. If I were to estimate, if you played it as much as the average owner, I would say you could get a guaranteed couple days out of it...I might even venture and say three days. Again thats just a guess. You might wanna poke around online and google some sites that will give you some good insight on the battery life. Hope I was able to help at least a little. Have fun and keep gaming! ;)
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My battery life lasts quite a while. I was watching a live stream video and it lasted 4 - 6 hours. On a regular basis, just checking email, surfing the net, etc I only have to charge every two or three days.
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I've had it few a months now and no problem with it to date. I use it almost everyday at work. I have even got a few co-works to pick one up. Oh and the battery life is great on it.