How long does the battery last with normal use (browsing, office, etc.) while on power saving mode and having the 7970 disabled (if possible)?
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I ran just Pandora for over 4 hours with Bluetooth and WiFi on. While playing Skyrim on ultra, it lasted about 45 minutes. But on both tests, I set the laptop to sleep if the battery gets below 10%. I think it would last around 2 hours, if not more, depending on what your normal use is (15 web pages, while listening to music, and 3 excel files will take more battery than just 1 web page and 1 MS Word doc).
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Saul,The battery lasts quite a long time depending on settings and how you have it set up. I have mine set up for High performance when plugged in, but when I put it on battery it goes into a light power mode which lasts for about 4 hours being that I am usually running several windows of word, excel, and multiple Java programming windows. If you are looking to get a gaming laptop with a high performance battery I would have to say this would be one of the top choices for a 17" laptop.
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After 2GB install, my Battery only lasts 5 hrs with max power save settings (with wireless on and a few hours of low volume mp3 playback) it used to last 7 hours, FYI. But its worth it!I play UT, 007 night fire, Halo, GTA 3, NFS, SNES, Tony Hawk, Hoyle games, streets and trips, 3d home architect, and more, no problems (but halo has low frame rate)
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It just depends. On high settings I can get 2 1/2 hours out of it while watching videos and downloading. On power saver and lowest dim settings I get about 4- 4 1/2 hours out of it. Hope this helps.
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The battery gets about 3 hours of heavy use, but that varies on screen brightness and if you use the LEDs. As for the heat with very long usage and bottom vents covered it gets hot enough you don't want it on your lap. However I bought a cooler master laptop fan and it sovled the problem
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In short, be near an outlet or carry a Solar or external spare battery charger pack. 3 hours and pushing it at that. I don't run my conservatively, all out fast and bright display. As for adding more Ram, I added 128g of ram (largest card I could find to date) //Dale\\
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I would say if I am using my laptop to full capacity (streaming video, using high brightness levels, running multiple programs etc.), I get roughly over an hour give or take 15 min from 100% to 20%. I would say it's not as good as the new battery when I got it in 2011, but I am satisfied with it's performance overall. Just use energy saver settings and I think you'll find it's a solid replacement battery, in my opinion.
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I really LOVE the laptop, I used to own the Asus F6Ve, and it's so powerful but with many heating problem, add on that the battery.The UL 30A-X5 is light, fast, amazing lookin, HOWEVER I seem to be attracted towards the battery statement of 12+? I'm fine with 10 hours though, which seems to be on the sticker on the screen when I first got it, but I want to confirm this issue with other owners/users.So, ElieenHow long does your battery last? it would be really nice if can share, please.thanks for the fast response
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Hey mauri88 I'm in a similar place as Bill. I got this computer for my girlfriend and I'm not exactly sure how long the battery life is but she has no complaints. She really likes her Envy and the 14" size works well for moving it from place to place. I know her old laptop had battery issues so if there were anything wrong with this one she would let me know.
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Hi Whill...battery life is around 4 hrs for me using web..would be longer not using power saver when on battery...even screen light highyou can reach 4 hrs...been great laptop for me..fingerprint scanner cool..brushed finish looks awesome.light weight to.hope i help insome way...cheers.
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Sorry, it depende on which country. No idea about US. In EU it is 2 years.But my concern, blocked access to extended BIOS and vt-x off, is not a "defect" but a feature according to ACER.
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The hardware configuration is only accurate depending on the state of the machine. 7660G is the APU GPU cores. The 7970M is only active when using an application that requires it. When your power button is white, the 7970 is off. When it is orange, the 7970 is on. When it is on, your system configuration should show different results, if not, use a third party application. You're welcome.
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On "Battery Saver" power settings with brightness of the screen turned down, for web browsing and word processing my battery runs to around 10% at about 6 hours or so. In the description on Amazon it advertises 6.5 hours of battery life. I'd say that is about correct.
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In power saver mode, can use for 4 to 5 hours, less in high performance mode.
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For casual use including surfing, youtube, and writing, the battery lasts for upwards of 6-7 hours For hardcore gaming...likely an hour or less videos are somewhere inbetween... around 5-6 hours
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Hi. I have owned this laptop for a couple of months now and it is amazing. The average battery life I am getting while running wifi and having the brightness about 3/4 bright, I am getting 5 1/2 hours. With wifi off running regular programs like Word, Excel and Powerpoint, I am getting about 6-6/12 hours. Amazing battery life
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A bit additional info, when you see it is less then 10% Batt left, stick in the power adapter ASAP, it could shut off by any min...just FYI, I got 2 of this laptop, all the same...