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Posted by Hertz_Donut on June 20, 2007, 10:55 pm
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> I've just bought my first laptop which has Vista Home Basic & 2GB of
> RAM. According to the sales literature the battery life ought to be
> 2.5hrs but I barely get an hour out of a fully charged battery, even
> with the wifi turned off and the screen brightness turned down. With
> wifi on I'm lucky to get 45 mins. The battery model # is PA3450U-1BRS
> & is allegedly 2000mAh. Is this par for the course or is it likely
> that I have a faulty battery?
>
> Ta
>
It's up to the manufacturer to test in whatever manner they see fit. In the
case of Toshiba, they test with wireless turned off, the screen set to 30%
brightness, all non-essential processes stopped, and with the computer set
to stand-by after 15 minutes.
You are lucky getting what you do.
Honu
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