how long does the battery stayed charged and does it make your laptop get hot?
1288370
Battery fully charged last about 2 hours and 40 minutes. However, the power consumption settings for your laptop and the laptop's own power consumption. The battery does not get hot. My laptop does get warm.
1288371
When I got it, I fully charged it. When I'm just on battery power. it lasts about 4 hours max. Each recharge slowly decreases the battery life. Yes, it does make the laptop hot. I use a laptop cooling pad and it keep it pretty cool. However, the pad connect to the laptop which uses more power if you're just on battery power alone.
1288372
Battery seems to stay charged about 3-4 hours. Don't notice it getting any hotter than normal with this battery.
1288373
I have no issues with this battery. I run my laptop for hours at a time typically, so I keep it plugged in. If you were to run as little as possible, I'd say it would probably last an hour or two.
1288374
Battery life will depend on how hard you are using your laptop. For average use I believe it is around 2-3 hours. Will it get hot? Yes, it'll warm up my lap in the winter but nothing drastic, I typically have it on a desk. If I'm laying in bed with it, I have this pillow you put on your lap and at the top of the pillow is wood surface to place your laptop. I got that as a gift not sure where to get that...
1288375
Mine stays charged a little less than 2 hours. Sometimes my computer gets hot.
1288376
It does not make my laptop hot. working on laptop a few hours, sitting idle a couple days+lucretia
576537
Need you to define "overheat"; do you mean "does it get hot" or "does it get hot enough that it shuts down"? Yes they get warm on your lap if you are holding it there for an extended period of time. As with any laptop, the battery life will vary depending on the load/tasks that you are running on them. What I define as "light" or "heavy" use may not be what you define. My experience so far is that is has been close to what is specified by Apple although i have never run it until the battery was totally exhausted. Because it uses an SSD instead of a motorized/mechanical (spinning platters) hard drive, the battery life is considerably longer than it would be with a mechanical drive. Need you to define "overheat"; do you mean "does it get hot" or "does it get hot enough that it shuts down"? Yes they get warm on your lap if you are holding it there for an extended period of time. As with any laptop, the battery life will vary depending on the load/tasks that you are running on them. What I define as "light" or "heavy" use may not be what you define. My experience so far is that is has been close to what is specified by Apple although i have never run it until the battery was totally exhausted. Because it uses an SSD... » Read More Need you to define "overheat"; do you mean "does it get hot" or "does it get hot enough that it shuts down"? Yes they get warm on your lap if you are holding it there for an extended period of time. As with any laptop, the battery life will vary depending on the load/tasks that you are running on them. What I define as "light" or "heavy" use may not be what you define. My experience so far is that is has been close to what is specified by Apple although i have never run it until the battery was totally exhausted. Because it uses an SSD instead of a motorized/mechanical (spinning platters) hard drive, the battery life is considerably longer than it would be with a mechanical drive. « Show Less
1972669
I would love to know as well because when I bought it it had the best reviews but I know for a fact the charge only lasts over an hr. As a matter of fact my MacBook is constantly plugged in.
1900310
I am not sure of exactly how long but it seems to be about 2 hours or so. I have actually never timed it. This is an older laptop my kids use for games so that might be why the battery doesn't seem to last very long. Hope this helps! :)
1539339
Hartley: I find that question impossible to answer, because I just purchased the Dell lap top and even though there is information about the battery it's self, there is none about the length of time that it will last. Sorry! I found two things help in keeping the battery lasting longer. One, before charging, let the battery run down until the warning on your lap top signals says, charge it and always charge it all the way, don't pull the plug before you have a complete charge. This does help in keeping a longer battery life. Hope this helps.
1664151
I have had no problems whatsoever. I have had it for over a year now (I think). The battery does get warm so I try to put it in a well ventilated place to let the air cool it as much as possible. This happens whether my computer is on for 1 hour or 10 hours - I do not leave my computer in sleep mode.
1960807
Mine gets pretty hot, I charge 5 battery power packs. Not sure if it is too much or not, I just hope the circuitry shuts it off incase it gets too hot...
1804595
I have the same laptop as you. I bought this battery because of the price and pretty good reviews. I DISAGREE. It will NOT stay connected and it died in record time. Total waste of money.
2195010
I agree with the other respondent, I left the laptop off, then charged it for the recommended time period. and for the next few charges, I fully discharged the battery and recharged it for the full charge. I have used it for several weeks and it seem to hold a 2+ hour useage time before recharging, depending on use. DVD watching uses more juice.
1713759
I don't know about the battery itself getting hot. I typically use my computer on my lap so I put the laptop on a cooking pad.
2265915
On high, I get around 2.5 - 3 hours. Make sure you don't over charge the battery. I doubt they have overcharge protection like laptops do nowadays.
850129
I bought mine in May and it doesn't get hot at all. Honestly, I really love this laptop. Definitely worth the money.
2170915
I was very surprised when after a few months, my lap top told me to replace the battery. I would say I only had used it for about 8 to 10 hours total and it was generally plug in to a wall socket when I did use it.
1632437
Yes, it does run hot and there we're times I felt like my hand was going to burn on certain places of the laptop. It only runs hot when I'm gaming for hours tho. I have not reached 100C as of yet. I put a fan underneath the laptop and can get around 85C, has spiked to 95C here and there then goes back down. I'm extremely happy with my purchase tho. :)
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
1226825
I've had this battery for slightly under 2 months and am quite satisfied with it so far. It holds a charge for 3-4 hours. It's duration depends a lot of course on your laptop's power settings, like screen brightness.
2227889
I had it running over 2 hours on a car drive once and it still was holding a charge. It got very hot towards the end. Hope that helps.