Extending battery life with an m15x ... Small update - after a few months, my total battery life seems to be about 3 hrs on the standard battery and 5:30 with s ...

Spartan-117 · 05-30-2008, 04:17 PM

Same here Koshinn. I can only get about the same 6+ hours like you.

The smart bay battery seems like it doesn't last as long as the the standard cell. I was away for a week and the smartbay power went down to 75%. But, the standard battery was still at 100%.

archalien · 05-31-2008, 07:38 PM

Cmon GUYS!!!! Be super happy!!!!

It wasnt but a mere moment ago the kiind of power ur laptops yield meant sacraficing to under 2 hours for light use and less than an hour for gaming!!!

You guys are pimping 6 hours!!! bows..."We're not worthy, we're not worthy....haha"

Spartan-117 · 06-02-2008, 09:28 PM

haha.

Don't get me wrong!! I love this battery life. It's just that you want to maximize productivity...blah,blah,blah.

Spartan-117 · 06-25-2008, 09:58 AM

Got almost 8 hours of bat life!!!

littlefrankus · 06-25-2008, 10:44 AM

the more you use your battery and recharge after awhile the better charge it will contain... that what i see when I use batteries... when there new that dont hold as much charge until they have been used for awhile...but this only last for so long until the battery starts dying over time...

Koshinn · 12-07-2008, 03:20 PM

Small update - after a few months, my total battery life seems to be about 3 hrs on the standard battery and 5:30 with standard battery + smart bay.

I generally take both my batteries out of my computer when they're at around 80% charge to keep them away from the heat generated by the m15x. I charge them just before I need them.

05-30-2008, 04:17 PM	#46
Spartan-117 nothing is faster than... Join Date: May 2007 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 1,912 Reviews: 1 Benchmarks: 2 Credits: 2,547	Same here Koshinn. I can only get about the same 6+ hours like you. The smart bay battery seems like it doesn't last as long as the the standard cell. I was away for a week and the smartbay power went down to 75%. But, the standard battery was still at 100%. __________________ Alienware m15x : 1440x900 \| 2.4Ghz \| 8800M GTX \| 3 gb ram \| 200 gb HD \| AlienFX Alienware m5550 : 1920x1200 \| 2.0Ghz \| go7600 \| 3 gb ram \| 100 gb HD \|

05-31-2008, 07:38 PM	#47
archalien Supreme Alien Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,321 Credits: 2,914	Cmon GUYS!!!! Be super happy!!!! It wasnt but a mere moment ago the kiind of power ur laptops yield meant sacraficing to under 2 hours for light use and less than an hour for gaming!!! You guys are pimping 6 hours!!! bows..."We're not worthy, we're not worthy....haha" __________________ Dell SXPS 1640 C2D T9550(2.66GHz/1066Mhz/6M L2), 4GB DDR3 1067 OCZ Vertx 128GB SSD (Indilinx controller) ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3670 - 512MB, 1080P RGBLED Intel 5300 ABGN S-Dual Band, Dell 370 BT 2.1 EDR

06-02-2008, 09:28 PM	#48
Spartan-117 nothing is faster than... Join Date: May 2007 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 1,912 Reviews: 1 Benchmarks: 2 Credits: 2,547	haha. Don't get me wrong!! I love this battery life. It's just that you want to maximize productivity...blah,blah,blah. __________________ Alienware m15x : 1440x900 \| 2.4Ghz \| 8800M GTX \| 3 gb ram \| 200 gb HD \| AlienFX Alienware m5550 : 1920x1200 \| 2.0Ghz \| go7600 \| 3 gb ram \| 100 gb HD \|

06-25-2008, 10:44 AM	#50
littlefrankus I just probed you! Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,305 Credits: 10,696	the more you use your battery and recharge after awhile the better charge it will contain... that what i see when I use batteries... when there new that dont hold as much charge until they have been used for awhile...but this only last for so long until the battery starts dying over time... __________________ m9750: 2.0 Intel Core2 Duo/Tv Tuner/Windows XP MCE/1440 x 900 LCD/2GB Dual Channel DDR2/512MB 7950 GTX/ 3 Year Warranty ordered m9750 on MAY 26 Phase 2: 5/26/07 Phase 5: 6/28/07 Phase 6: 6/29/07 Phase 8: 7/03/07 Phase 9: 7/03/07 Landed 7/06/07 3dmark06:6147 3dmark 05: 9492 3dmark03 : 21019

12-07-2008, 03:20 PM	#51
Koshinn Defy Gravity Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 398 Credits: 1,683	Small update - after a few months, my total battery life seems to be about 3 hrs on the standard battery and 5:30 with standard battery + smart bay. I generally take both my batteries out of my computer when they're at around 80% charge to keep them away from the heat generated by the m15x. I charge them just before I need them. __________________ Alienware m15x - Mar '08 C2D 2.5 ghz \| 4gb RAM \| nVidia GeForce 8800m GTX \| 9920 - 3DMark06 Alienware m5550 - Sept '06 C2D 2.0 ghz \| 2gb RAM \| nVidia GeForce go 7600 \| 2158 - 3DMark06 Alienware Area-51m 766 - Oct '03 P4 3.0 ghz \| 512mb RAM \| ATI mobility Radeon 9600

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