Battery Life: I am in the process of getting a new one from VM but wondered if anyone else was having battery issues?
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My phone got pretty poor battery life (maybe 1 day or so) until I turned off the keypad light (menu --&gt; settings --&gt; backlight --&gt; duration to off). Now it gets a few days, not great, but not horrible. Your phone or charger is (or was) certainly defective--10 minutes is ridiculous. Alan
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I have had no issues with the processor. Actually even with the battery, i managed to 4.5hrs on power save. Its a decent purchase i think.
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Did you follow the instructions and let it charge for 24 hours before first using it? I have my MBP set to "Better Battery Life" and sleep/turn off display after 15 minutes, in Energy Preferences. After watching 75 minutes of video over WI-FI on battery, and Bluetooth turned on for the mouse, I have about 30% battery life left. I don't think that's quite as good as the Apple battery when it's new, but I can live with it.
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I haven't had mine long so I haven't worn the battery down, but in-the-box new my laptop has been lasting about 4 hours while playing Steam games, so it's pretty decent.
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I installed my unit the first of the year and I'm showing about 45% remaining. I don't use the unit all that much but I suspect the connectivity to the base unit (Elan in my case) is the biggest user of battery life. I might try Lithium next go around. I really like the lock/display...
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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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Battery life has been great so far. I've recently switched over NiMh rechargeables for all of my batteries. Haven't had to recharge them for about a month. The mouse has an auto shutoff feature after periods of inactivity.
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Mine lasted longer. It probably depends on what you were doing with the laptop. My daughter uses it all day at the hospital. Were you streaming video constantly (uses both network and drive storage)? That would drain your battery faster.
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Hi there! I've been using this battery for a month in that same model and had no problems so far. Maybe it's a faulty one. If i were you, i would contact Anker support service. =)
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I have had it since its release day and havent seen a problem. Have you checked to see which application is consuming the most battery? Also, like all my android products I install 'advanced task killer' which terminates selected apps from running in the background consuming battery.
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I have no problems with mine. I installed it 5 months ago - working perfectly. Make sure you follow the directions on the printed insert to cycle the battery before use. REMEMBER - the battery HAS TO BE CYCLED 4 to 6 times... that means FULLY charge the battery 10 hours and fully discharge it so the computer shuts down. Do this 4 or 5 times - this will make sure it reach full capacity. find out more here... http://www.laptopbattery1.com
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Well I've been using my laptop a lot more now that I have a battery that works, and I haven't had any issues at all...And I've had my Dell for years... Could be just an ill-timed hardware malfunction, maybe...
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ACER has just announced a newer-more expensive model- better battery life. Could be we can purchase a better replacement soon.
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So far so good Yuliya. I haven't had it for a year but I sure am tickled that I can have almost six hours of battery life with out it shutting down. I can't say I was really expecting that much time and good performance. Let just hope the warranty isn't needed before the battery wears out. Forget the computer battery! Hell, I just hope my own battery doesn't wear out before my warranty is up!
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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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I have had mine for a half-a-year now and I can say I've only replaced the battery once and right now it's reporting a 60% charge. I use the keyboard for hours-on-end daily. Highly recommended wireless keyboard if you're looking for long-lasting battery life. I also highly recommend the Logitech v470 mouse paired with this keyboard for its equally long-lasting battery life.
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I agree and am looking for a new laptop, a new 13.3" thin model with good battery life for Ubuntu.Acer has one I am looking at too that has been said to work with Linux. I am using a older Acer now with Ubuntu 9.04, 9.10 releases on 29 OctoberAcer Aspire Timeline AS3810TZ-4925 13.3-Inch Aluminum Laptop - Over 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)I will post again if I find out anything about this ASUS