Will the battery last longer if I reduce the resolution, say 1920*1080?
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I doubt it. One the best ways to increase battery life is to reduce the intensity of the display. The Kira does have a power management option, but I've never tested its ability to extend the battery life.
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if your gaming is going to use the battery quickly if you're browsing it'll last hours
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RE: FriedhoffJust a friendly reminder: HD level performance w/ GN40 means battery life will drop. Likely a lot. Link above shows current set up consumes 8W whereas GN40 setup consumes 14W... That *roughly* translates to only 40% drop in battery life, so 9 hours would become 5 hours!
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It very possibly would. I set mine lower but it was because it took so long to take and save. I am still happy with my camera even at a lower pixel.
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I just got the 16GB for Christmas. After reading all the battery posts, the first thing I did was charge it fully, then play it until the battery died. I got 20+ hours. I think a lot has to do with how often the screen is "lit". If you're constantly shuffling through, picking songs, adjusting volume etc. i think one would get less life than just playing it like I did (the screen was black most of the time since I wasn't adjusting anything). And of course, i would expect video or games to kill the battery even quicker. That would be a good test, play a video straight through and see the life. I don't have any videos loaded, so I can't really test that.
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Less pixels will help battery life you can also use Lithium batteries. I like the camera, I like what it does and it's ease of use. I have accepted the fact I use a few batteries so I make sure I have a spare.
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Correct, you will get a scaled image at the lower native resolution. Fine for most video, but it will definitely make pixel-perfect images like overlays and in-camera peaking blurry.
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It is true if you optimize the power settings. However, to get the maximum battery life, you will have some major performance problems. You'll experience some slowdowns, especially utilizing the keyboard on screen.
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I don't believe you can change the battery but I am surprised by your numbers. I've gotten over 9 hours while driving a projector from the video port for at least half that time. Granted I do dim the display and set the processor to max power savings but even when I run it full out I get at least 4 hours.
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It lasts less than 3 hours when unplugged and doing just some browsing and watching videos online. Gaming will probably give you like 2 hours of battery life. It's important to know that the Nvidia graphics card is only used when the laptop is plugged in. While on battery, it only uses the integrated Intel graphics chip, so gaming probably won't be the same.
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I've been using my Eee Slate 4gb/64g version since the end of Jan. I can get 4-4.5hrs easy on battery in power saving mode with the screen dimmed, and at it's lowest setting its quite bright and clear. This is no noticable lag, only glass effects are turnedoff in power saving mode. I did this yestuday while in a meeting, running excel, ie8 or or ie9, and an X-server (cygwin) using wireless and keyboard/mouse. The latest service pack (Win7 sp1) stopped the fans from running too.
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We get about an hour'ish out of one battery at 1080p res. But we keep two spares fully charged in the case, and they're really easy to swap out. This has been a super camera for us.
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Power draw depends on the power settings. As I have turn down the settings when on battery mode to LOW, I get 7-8 hours. This is achieved when my display settings is only 35% brightness. Which is fine with me.What I do not like about the battery is there is already a 6% capacity wear the day I received it. So from day one, my capacity is only 94% of capacity. One other thing, the upgrade to win 8.1 Update 1 is complicated and error prone using MS files. Better use a ISO with upgrade already built in. Mine is now Entreprise 8.1 Update 1 after some difficulties. Remmember to load drivers in certain order or your MSATA cache will not work. Power draw depends on the power settings. As I have turn down the settings when on battery mode to LOW, I get 7-8 hours. This is achieved when my display settings is only 35% brightness. Which is fine with me.What I do not like about the battery is there is already a 6% capacity wear the day I received it. So from day one, my capacity is only 94% of capacity. One other thing, the upgrade to win 8.1 Update 1 is complicated and error prone using MS files. Better use a ISO with upgrade already built in. Mine is now Entreprise 8.1 Update 1 after some difficulties. Remmember to... » Read More Power draw depends on the power settings. As I have turn down the settings when on battery mode to LOW, I get 7-8 hours. This is achieved when my display settings is only 35% brightness. Which is fine with me.What I do not like about the battery is there is already a 6% capacity wear the day I received it. So from day one, my capacity is only 94% of capacity. One other thing, the upgrade to win 8.1 Update 1 is complicated and error prone using MS files. Better use a ISO with upgrade already built in. Mine is now Entreprise 8.1 Update 1 after some difficulties. Remmember to load drivers in certain order or your MSATA cache will not work. « Show Less
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Hey tuna, I placed a new set of batteries in, placed it on bright setting and left it on...I had to leave 2.5 hours later and I did not detect any significant degrading in light quality. I've used it at 2 hour gigs with the same results. Hope this helps.
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I take high resolution photos so battery life is shorter than it would be with lower. Right now it is 1/4 used up and has 109 minutes on it. I plan to buy a spare battery and keep one charged all the time.
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For me it's about an hour, maybe a little longer on gaming mode. About 2hr and 15 min on balanced mode, just depends on what you are running, brightness etc. It has never died on me when I needed it though.
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HI Carol,You can adjust the performance of your battery. High performance gives around 3:15 hours and low performance gives 4:40 hours on my computer. I like this computer in general. Hope that help!