Battery Life of Toshiba a505-s6973 It looks like a lot of you have purchased this computer. How long is the battery life? Best Buy has a similar model with a smaller hard drive, but a 12 cell battery. What is the actual performance difference between the two batteries? Battery Life of Toshiba a505-s6973 It looks like a lot of you have purchased this computer. How long is the battery life? Best Buy has a similar model with a smaller hard drive, but a 12 cell... » Read More Battery Life of Toshiba a505-s6973 It looks like a lot of you have purchased this computer. How long is the battery life? Best Buy has a similar model with a smaller hard drive, but a 12 cell battery. What is the actual performance difference between the two batteries? « Show Less
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I have a Toshiba A505 laptop with the PA3727U-1BRS battery. I have had the laptop for 2 years 8 months. When new I was getting a full 8 hours from the battery. Now 2 years and 8 months later I am down to 4 hours and a red flashing X over the battery icon telling asking me to consider buying a new battery. I have found them as low as $70.00 and up.
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Can one upgrade the battery for the Toshiba? It seems like a 9 or 12 cell would be awesome, but I don't want to a) break the bank or b) break the warranty. Can it easily be done?
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I saw a 12 cell at Toshiba Direct for $150. I wonder why they don't have a 9 cell...You can always upgrade your battery and it's an easy task. Just unplug & turn off laptop, then switch them out. With a lot of the higher cell batteries, however, they stick out from the bottom of the laptop. The good thing is that they are in the back part so all it does is give you more slant. Here's the link - http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/adet.to?poid=435194
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The battery life has been great so far! I've had mine for two months, I never turn it off, and I use my computer for 8-12 hours every day. The batteries haven't needed changed yet.
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We "changed" or replaced the battery in my wife's Toshiba when it would no longer last longer than a few minutes. The new one we purchased on Amazon now last her six or seven hours. She only plays games. No Internet. We were replacing the original battery which came with the tablet, purchased in September of 2011. Hope this helps.
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I would not buy from this vendor again. I've had much longer charges from cheaper replacement batteries. Perhaps I should blame myself for thinking $75 was a good deal for a Toshiba battery. It's probably better to pay the full price direct from Toshiba. I'm curious as to how long this battery will last. My original Toshiba battery lasted about two years and the replacements about 18 months. For the price, the replacements have been a better deal so far.
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Hi Mike, The battery average life is above average compared to other Laptops. The solid state hard drive adds to the life of the battery compared to a spinning disk. I must say the track pad is awkward and is a single surface and does have double click capabilities, however it's very problematic getting a double click. I have not manipulated the settings, but find that the track pad often gets stuck in a right click mode. I was forced to buy a wireless mouse because the track pad functionality is so poor. Hope this helps.
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The new Dell Inspiron 15R series laptops have a reputation for long battery life, but it is impossible to give you an exact answer to your question. Many factors affect battery life, such as the age of the battery, the number of times it has been recharged, the configuration of options that may have been added to the laptop, the specific model of the battery that has been installed, and even the temperature and weather conditions in which the laptop is being used. You may wish to read some of the comments by users that have been made about these laptops on the Dell company website. Overall these laptops have good ratings and most buyers say they would recommend them. We would be happy to sell one to you if you decide this is the model you want. Thank you for your interest and your question.
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The average battery time in my new toshiba laptop is approximately 4 hours.
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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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Mine lasts about 7~8 hours for regular use when I use the Quite Office Setting.I know it's still better than any other laptops as to battery life.
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The battery is working for my laptop but i'm not getting what I would of thought a longer battery life. It's longer but not what was expected being a larger battery...
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I bought a replacement battery for my 18" Sony laptop some time ago and have been happy. I am not sure the replacement battery is the same as my model number is different. Even with setting the laptop for high performance I can get about an hour usage, when I could hardly get 10 minutes from the original battery. I hope this helps.
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For normal use the laptop gives you 2 hours and half, and for extreme use just like an hour, now for the battery life I think is larger than 2 year, since I bought this laptop in september of 2012 and the battery died at november 2014, but I have been using it in very extreme conditions for like 16 hours a day every day since I bought it, playing video games, editing videos, hydrological modelling, running virtual machines and it never defraud me.
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I'm not sure on the model, however the battery, when fully charged, only lasts about 30 minutes. For longer sessions on your laptop take the batter out and plug your laptop into a power source. This will save your battery. Having the battery in the laptop & the laptop plugged into another power source ruins the battery itself.
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I owned one of these new from hp. my battery would last up to 4- 1/2 hours. But I followed the owners manual. And this is the best laptop that HP has made in a while. and If I had extra money I would buy myself another one.
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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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I'm looking at this red T12 model as well... so which is it? yes or no? Why is it a question on Amazon can't ever get answered w/o conflicting answers? Not that it matters much if this thing really has 12 hours of battery life.....Well I just received mine actually, 3-4 days after posting this comment, and I can tell you for certain that Urban Geeks has no clue wtf he's talking about. They WILL play while it's plugged in. I dont' know if the battery really lasts 12 hours but why you would be playing this longer then that is beyond me...... by the way, check out my review I just posted. These things are a lot better then you'd expect. I'm looking at this red T12 model as well... so which is it? yes or no? Why is it a question on Amazon can't ever get answered w/o conflicting answers? Not that it matters much if this thing really has 12 hours of battery life.....Well I just received mine actually, 3-4 days after posting this comment, and I can tell you for certain that Urban Geeks has no clue wtf he's talking about. They WILL play while it's plugged in. I dont' know if the battery really lasts 12 hours but why you would be playing this longer then that is beyond me...... by the way, check out my review I just... » Read More I'm looking at this red T12 model as well... so which is it? yes or no? Why is it a question on Amazon can't ever get answered w/o conflicting answers? Not that it matters much if this thing really has 12 hours of battery life.....Well I just received mine actually, 3-4 days after posting this comment, and I can tell you for certain that Urban Geeks has no clue wtf he's talking about. They WILL play while it's plugged in. I dont' know if the battery really lasts 12 hours but why you would be playing this longer then that is beyond me...... by the way, check out my review I just posted. These things are a lot better then you'd expect. « Show Less
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I am sure there are higher dollar ones that will allow you to be online longer but this one is good for 3-5 hours depending on the applications you are using. If just using it to take notes 5 hours is the usual up time. If gaming 2.5 to 3 hours. I recommend this battery highly. I have had it in my laptop over a year and it still runs it just as long as it did the day I purchased it.