Large battery life Laptop

pmerryman

A pal is after a large battery life laptop with at least a 14" screen. He doesn't want to pay a fortune for it, so somewhere between £300-£350.

I have tried looking at the laptops in the under £300 thread, but alot dont mention battery life.

If anyone has a recommendation, its much appreciated.

Paul

D_e_n_i_s_e

the general rule rule which is widely accepted regarding battery life and laptops is this

the more cells the battery has the longer the battery life

the samsung NC10 has 6 cells and has up to 7.5 hours battery life

the dell mini 9 has just 4 cells so you get far less about half the samsung

Something to bear in mind though is battery life is something which is becoming a claim to fame for most manufacturers and a distinguishing feature to set it apart from others in the market, this can mean these battery life figures areand will be slightly exaggerated! or marked with an * to say it only applies in optimum coinditions, wifi switched off etc

so the answer is in the battery cell the higher the better but expect to pay more for a higher cell battery

liam8282

I don't know if this is right, but wouldn't it be possible to just buy the laptop you want, and then buy a more powerful battery??

Btw, I have a HP laptop and the battery only lasts about an hour if that. I only use it at home though, so most of the time it is plugged in anyway.

pmerryman

Thanks for the replies guys.

The laptop is for a friend, who wants the laptop, to use in his campervan whilst away for the weekend. I can recommend he buy a laptop and a better battery, but I was wondering if there was anything out there for this type of money.

dc

Worth looking to get one that has a 12 volt mains adapter, so that he would be able to recharge and run it from the campervan battery.

If the van has a 24volt system like a lorry then virtually any laptop could be used with a suitable adapter lead..