What is the battery life like in normal usage - web browsing, email , a music software playing, running a few microsoft office programs, on wifi?
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The time greatly depends on the brightness of the screen. At a moderate intensity, I'd say 4 - 5 hours.
775416
Not sure what you're asking. The stock battery life is about 2 hours (less if Wifi is on). You'll get about that for HDMI playback. Be sure to get the right HDMI type cable (non-ethernet), as the camera tends to be a bit finicky about what it likes to connect to. I've found that it's often easier to use the USB connection instead, if the monitor provides that.
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Mine is good for about 4 hours. I guess it depends on how you have your laptop set up. I don't play games or watch movies, strictly read email and maybe hit facebook or pinterest.
1187256
Maybe 2 hours on battery saving mode if your lucky. If battery life is a concern I'd look elsewhere. This computer is mostly a desktop replacement.
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On full brightness, I can surf the web, listen to music, and type a Word document for nearly 2.5-to-3 hours. Battery life is excellent for casual computing.
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If you have the WIFI ON, and you are conected to a network, the battery life will be more or less 4 to 5 hours. If you have the WIFI Off and NO internet Conexion the life will be 6 to 7 hours. (I'll check it with my own battery)
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On "Battery Saver" power settings with brightness of the screen turned down, for web browsing and word processing my battery runs to around 10% at about 6 hours or so. In the description on Amazon it advertises 6.5 hours of battery life. I'd say that is about correct.
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that is what I am using it on. I get 6-7 hours depending on the use on wifi.
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About3 to 4 hours. Battery isn't a strong point here. I didn't buy it to use the battery however, so I'm pleased with it. Really a grade A laptop. I'm sure this varies based on task and performance settings.
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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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Its no more than 4.5 hrs. I looked at the customers reviews before I buy it so I knew the battery life had not the best average. But Im still very happy with my purchase, its a great laptop.
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With a Linux OS installed, the average battery life is approximately 3 hours if I just surf the web.
749251
Hi Whill...battery life is around 4 hrs for me using web..would be longer not using power saver when on battery...even screen light highyou can reach 4 hrs...been great laptop for me..fingerprint scanner cool..brushed finish looks awesome.light weight to.hope i help insome way...cheers.
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5-10 hours depending on what you do. Gaming/processor-intensive apps of course eat battery faster. But at least 5-7 hours for standard tasks like writing, internet browsing, email, etc. is typical. The info is also on Apple's web site.
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I guess it depends on what you classify as "extreme" use. If you have wifi on, GPS on, are concurrently downloading videos while surfing the web, I'd say 9 hours is probably about right. Try it with the OEM battery and see what your battery life is with the same conditions. My guess it is 4 or 5 hours.
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I am getting 4 to 4.5 hours( No WiFi + No gaming + No HD movies). I am using this for usual office work with LAN cable attached. It may be reduced if you work on WiFi, HD movies, or Gaming.
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Depending on the amount of apps you have running at one time in the back ground and you amount of usage. In my experience between 15-20 hrs. And I'm a fairly heavy user.