Is claimed 14 hours battery life really achievable on this 6-cell netbook?

Kernel_Sanders

Samsung claim up to 14 hours battery life on this model yet it only has a 6 cell battery. Other netbooks with the same power-efficient N450 Atom processor are only claiming 4 hours for a 3 cell battery. So, do they mean 14 hours with the machine powered up but not running anything?

http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/samsung...62144-pdt.html

GetRealBabe

Hi

I have a Samsung NC10 with a 6-cell battery. I can get 10 hours battery life if the wireless is turned off and am word processing/using Word.

which Samsung netbook is it?

Yolina

They probably mean with the maximum battery saving mode activated - the CPU and pretty much everything is throttled down, screen brightness low etc... It's like mobile phone battery life or car manufacturers mpg figures: best taken with a pinch of salt!

Hammyman

Considering some of the laptops I sell which are 5 year old designs with Core Duo CPUs managed 10hrs on 8 cell batteries, I can see that they do have a valid claim however as usual it will dependant on wifi, bluetooth, screen brightness and CPU usage.

santer_2

Does anyone use this?

http://batterycare.net/en/index.html

GetRealBabe

santer wrote: »

Does anyone use this?

http://batterycare.net/en/index.html

Hi

Looks interesting.:T

mikey72

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

Samsung claim up to 14 hours battery life on this model yet it only has a 6 cell battery. Other netbooks with the same power-efficient N450 Atom processor are only claiming 4 hours for a 3 cell battery. So, do they mean 14 hours with the machine powered up but not running anything?

http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/samsung...62144-pdt.html

Mine reckons 4 hours at maximum performance, and usually manages it with the 6 cell battery. I never run at maximum battery life, you can't see the screen it's so dim. It'll last a few hour playing music though, but no more than 5.
It may well last 14 if you don't use it, and let it hibernate.

kprice88

i get 10-14hrs off my Samsung N150 plus.

around 10 on wireless and i have had about 14hrs running on power saving mode with no wireless but the brightness and speed is affected

hope this helps im new to this