Laptop Battery Power Consumption and Laptop Battery Life

Every laptop battery carries a certain "reservoir," or capacity of charge per cycle. Much like your car's gas tank, you fill it up every so often and then use the gas bit by bit. In the case of a laptop battery, the tank usually holds 2,500 to 4000 milliAmp hours. (For an explanation of Amp hours, see our article on Volts and Amps.)Just like your car, your laptop computer battery lasts longer depending on how you "drive" your laptop. Many laptop users are familiar with the Po ...

How long will my battery lasts between charges?

This is the most famous client's question, and is the hardest one to answer. Exactly this answer depends on the laptop model that you have. Some laptops can run for 5 hours or more off of their battery, others may last less than 2 hours before they need to recharge the battery. Remember that the size of the screen (particularly if set at the brigh test setting), hard drives,DVDRW/CDRW Drives,CDRW/DVD Drives, and wireless network, the power of your processor (PIII, P4, etc), your hard drive, and ...

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