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Forums › Laptops and mobile computers › How long will this computer last on battery?
abbyisme

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#99360 17-Mar-2012 19:54

http://www.dicksmith.co.nz/product/XC7973/hp-compaq-presario-cq57-410tu-nb

I will mainly use it for light gaming, like sims 2 or age of empires, surfing the web, and typing up documents.
A rough estimate would be fine. 

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  #596549 17-Mar-2012 20:03
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2 hours at most.




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  #596554 17-Mar-2012 20:15
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2 hours when batt is new give it 6+ months maybe 1 hour 30 min and as time goes by the shorter it will be

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  #596556 17-Mar-2012 20:20

Oh okay. That sucks, but oh well. It's a cheap computer so it's to be expected.



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  #596557 17-Mar-2012 20:23
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I would say they are being a bit harsh, if you only used it for internet/documents it would be 2 hours 30 mins i reckon.

But the 'light gaming' as you describe it is actually quite intensive for a laptop like that and you will be lucky to get an hour while playing games on it.


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  #596560 17-Mar-2012 20:32

Ok thanks. It would mainly be internet usage and documents anyway. 
Another thing I want to know is if it's bad to keep the battery in while connected to the power supply? 

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  #596564 17-Mar-2012 20:54
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if you turn the brightness down it mite last longer also





 
 
 
 

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  #596571 17-Mar-2012 21:21
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gaming on full brightness just under 1 hr

gaming on min brightness probably just over an hour

- just a guestimate from experience

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