Battery life on 9300 ?? ... HI I have 9200 and it gives 3hrs+ on 6 Cell, wondering is it same on 9300 too? since 9300 has more powerful Video card.. pls confirm ...

coolguy · 05-04-2005, 10:01 AM

HI I have 9200 and it gives 3hrs+ on 6 Cell, wondering is it same on 9300 too? since 9300 has more powerful Video card.. pls confirm.

BlastTyrant · 05-04-2005, 10:10 AM

Nope, the 9300 gets around 3hrs on the 9 cell (with the go6800).

G-M · 05-04-2005, 10:26 AM

yhea i just tested my battery with the Wlan activated and i got 3.15 Hrs with 9cell

SouthPaw1227 · 05-04-2005, 10:31 AM

^ Sweden is awesome. Only nation in the world w/ a surplus of cash. You guys are doing something right!

And yeah, I get ~3 hours doing normal stuff on my NINE (9)-cell battery on my 9300.

Entropius · 05-04-2005, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SouthPaw1227

^ Sweden is awesome. Only nation in the world w/ a surplus of cash. You guys are doing something right!

And yeah, I get ~3 hours doing normal stuff on my NINE (9)-cell battery on my 9300.

Is that with the screen on bright or dim?

SouthPaw1227 · 05-04-2005, 12:55 PM

Almost full brightness; I'd say 3/4 bright. WiFi on, BT off.

joseyu · 05-04-2005, 01:06 PM

With the 6-cell, you get about 2 hours normally and 2.5 hours if you undervolt your CPU significantly.

Speedde423 · 05-04-2005, 01:06 PM

I got 1.5hrs with the 6-cell, 2.75 hrs on the 9-cell playing dvds. The 9200 is vastly superior on battery compared to the 9300 with the go6800. My 9200 gets 3.5 hrs on 6-cell doing the same thing. However I've heard that the 9300 with the X300 is much better on battery.

9300all · 05-04-2005, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by joseyu

With the 6-cell, you get about 2 hours normally and 2.5 hours if you undervolt your CPU significantly.

Or even simpler, disable hardware (in device manager) that you're not using. For example, disabling the secondary IDE channel will net you 40+ additional minutes. One of the best tweaks I've ever encountered. I can then get a little over 3 hours on the 6-cell battery.

joseyu · 05-04-2005, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 9300all

Or even simpler, disable hardware (in device manager) that you're not using. For example, disabling the secondary IDE channel will net you 40+ additional minutes. One of the best tweaks I've ever encountered. I can then get a little over 3 hours on the 6-cell battery.

That's a good idea! Never thought of that....i guess it's good for those who are simply surfing or typing and not using the optical drive.

Xaero · 05-04-2005, 01:29 PM

So what could I get just running Office with lowest brightness and no BT/WiFi?

Artuk · 05-04-2005, 02:03 PM

I am getting about 2hr on the 6 cell.

I turned down the power option on the 6800 to min on battery since the only thing I play when I am not plugged in is civ 3 (great laptop game! use keepres=1 in .ini to get widescreen game map) and it doesnt need much. Hoping that helps. Not spinning a disk, wireless doesnt make much difference like it does with my PDA.

Regards,

Artuk

Syme · 05-04-2005, 11:44 PM

with specially-configured settings (similar to the 'max battery' setting on quickset) I get around 4 hours with a 9-cell on a 9300 with normal use. It can get around 5.5 if you know what settings to tone down/eliminate.

neotim · 05-05-2005, 07:00 AM

I'm getting a little over 3 hours with my 9300 (with wireless on) and the x300 doing average work. I have the 6-cell, so it seems to me that it's about the same as the 9-cell with the 6800.

Col.Wild · 05-05-2005, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 9300all

Or even simpler, disable hardware (in device manager) that you're not using. For example, disabling the secondary IDE channel will net you 40+ additional minutes. One of the best tweaks I've ever encountered. I can then get a little over 3 hours on the 6-cell battery.

What? Sounds to good to be true!

05-04-2005, 10:01 AM	#1
coolguy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 32 Credits: -336	Battery life on 9300 ?? HI I have 9200 and it gives 3hrs+ on 6 Cell, wondering is it same on 9300 too? since 9300 has more powerful Video card.. pls confirm.

05-04-2005, 10:10 AM	#2
BlastTyrant Beale Street to Oblivion Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 194 Credits: 11	Nope, the 9300 gets around 3hrs on the 9 cell (with the go6800). __________________ Asus A8JP - C2D T7200 \| 1GB DDR2 \| 120GB \| 256MB X1700 \| 14" WXGA+ \| Bluetooth \| DVD Super Multi

05-04-2005, 10:26 AM	#3
G-M Swede Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweden Posts: 33 Credits: -341	yhea i just tested my battery with the Wlan activated and i got 3.15 Hrs with 9cell __________________ I 9300 Pentium M 760 2Ghz 17" WXGA+ 1440X900 1024Mb 533Mhz DDR2 (2X512) 80Gb 5400Rpm 8X DVD+/-RW dual layer Intel 2200 802.11b/g 6800 Go 256Mb Win XP Pro Office Pro

05-04-2005, 10:31 AM	#4
SouthPaw1227 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 124 Credits: -317	^ Sweden is awesome. Only nation in the world w/ a surplus of cash. You guys are doing something right! And yeah, I get ~3 hours doing normal stuff on my NINE (9)-cell battery on my 9300. __________________ Dell i9300: Intel Pm 760 (2.0Ghz) \| 1GB DDR2 PC4200 \| 60GB (7.2k RPM) \| 256MB nVidia GeForce 6800 Go \| 17" UXGA TrueLife \| BT350 \| WiFi \| 8x DVD-R/W+- \| 9-Cell\| WinXP Professional \| Charcoal Leather QuickSnap

05-04-2005, 12:55 PM	#6
SouthPaw1227 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 124 Credits: -317	Almost full brightness; I'd say 3/4 bright. WiFi on, BT off. __________________ Dell i9300: Intel Pm 760 (2.0Ghz) \| 1GB DDR2 PC4200 \| 60GB (7.2k RPM) \| 256MB nVidia GeForce 6800 Go \| 17" UXGA TrueLife \| BT350 \| WiFi \| 8x DVD-R/W+- \| 9-Cell\| WinXP Professional \| Charcoal Leather QuickSnap

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05-04-2005, 01:06 PM	#7
joseyu Hawkeye Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Iowa City, IA Posts: 1,430 Credits: 23	With the 6-cell, you get about 2 hours normally and 2.5 hours if you undervolt your CPU significantly. __________________ Inspiron 700m \| Pentium M 745 (1.8GHz) \| 12.1" WXGA \| 768MB RAM \| 60GB 7200 rpm HD \| 8X DVD Burner (NEC) \| Intel Wireless 2915 Inspiron 9300 \| Pentium M 760 (2.0GHz) \| 17 WUXGA (K9922 Samsung) \| Nvidia 6800 \| 2GB RAM \| 60GB 7200 rpm HD \| 8X DVD Burner (NEC) \| Intel Wireless 2915 \| Dell Bluetooth 350

05-04-2005, 01:06 PM	#8
Speedde423 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,492 Credits: 13,369	I got 1.5hrs with the 6-cell, 2.75 hrs on the 9-cell playing dvds. The 9200 is vastly superior on battery compared to the 9300 with the go6800. My 9200 gets 3.5 hrs on 6-cell doing the same thing. However I've heard that the 9300 with the X300 is much better on battery.

05-04-2005, 01:29 PM	#11
Xaero Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 280 Credits: -268	So what could I get just running Office with lowest brightness and no BT/WiFi?

05-04-2005, 02:03 PM	#12
Artuk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 41 Credits: -337	I am getting about 2hr on the 6 cell. I turned down the power option on the 6800 to min on battery since the only thing I play when I am not plugged in is civ 3 (great laptop game! use keepres=1 in .ini to get widescreen game map) and it doesnt need much. Hoping that helps. Not spinning a disk, wireless doesnt make much difference like it does with my PDA. Regards, Artuk __________________ Inspiron 9300

05-04-2005, 11:44 PM	#13
Syme Syme Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 11 Credits: -144	with specially-configured settings (similar to the 'max battery' setting on quickset) I get around 4 hours with a 9-cell on a 9300 with normal use. It can get around 5.5 if you know what settings to tone down/eliminate. __________________ "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." Dell Inspiron 9300 \|\| 2GHz \|\| 1GB RAM \|\| 60 GB 7200 \|\| 256MB Nvidia \|\| 8x CD/DVD Burner \|\| XP Pro \|\| 17" WUXGA with TrueLife

05-05-2005, 07:00 AM	#14
neotim Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 53 Credits: -331	I'm getting a little over 3 hours with my 9300 (with wireless on) and the x300 doing average work. I have the 6-cell, so it seems to me that it's about the same as the 9-cell with the 6800. __________________ Dell i6000D\|WSXGA+\|M750(1.86)\|1GB 533Mhz RAM\|40GB 7.2k\|CDRW/DVD\|2200 bg\|9-cell\|x300\|XP pro

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