I just bought a nicely loaded Toshiba lap top and I let the battery on it charge over night but it still only lasted about 45 minutes. Is this normal or should I take it back?
2006-12-30 11:40:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I was only using it to old fashioned 2d games.
2006-12-30 12:00:54 · update #1
Like you, I once believed that when a laptop was advertised as lasting x hours on battery power... it would last x hours on battery power regardless of what I was doing with my laptop. Unfortunately, the advertising is deceiving... I called my laptop's manufacturerer and discovered that a laptop battery's usage time is dependent on the number and types of applications I am using while running on battery power..
You mentioned that your laptop is "nicely loaded." Although you said that your laptop "lasted about 45 minutes," 45 minutes could be considered "normal" depending on the programs or utilities you were running on you laptop for those 45 minutes.
Some laptops are compatible with different types of batteries. For example, I use a 6 cell battery in my laptop, but I could purchase a 12 cell battery if I wanted to extend the usage time of my laptop on battery power.
My old laptop had the option of inserting 2 rechargable batteries into the unit to extend the usage time of the laptop on battery power.
Try going to http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/laptops.to?coid=-26368 to learn about the options you may have.
2006-12-30 11:57:30 · answer #1 · answered by J D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of misconceptions about what makes a battery go bad. Batteries simply go bad the more they're used period. The ONLY thing you can do to prolong the life is don't use them all the time. If you're sitting next to a wall receptacle, plug in. Overcharging these days is a myth. The batteries AND the devices that use them have regulators and over charge protection. ALL batteries are considered perishable devices. There is no such thing as a battery that can last forever. Another idiotic thing people do with laptops is close them and let them sleep. Turn it off when not using it. It takes the press of a couple keys to start where you left off at something. If you're to lazy to press keys just so you can start where you left off, you're pretty pitiful. Edit: Then there are the dimwits who tell you to take the battery out. These batteries do NOT drain whether they're in circuit or out when the charger is plugged in. If you have a battery that drains, it's on its way out in the first place.
2016-03-29 01:21:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The battery on my HP is supposed to last 4 hours; I think I get away with 3. But 45 minutes? That sounds incredibly short.
2006-12-30 11:55:58 · answer #3 · answered by Nuala 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure to totally discharge before recharging. Then let it charge for 12 hours. After doing this 3 or 4 times it should last longer, but the more applications you have running, the faster you use up your battery. So, try to use your AC adapter as much as possible.
2006-12-30 11:44:11 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What were you running on it? If you run a 3D game on a powerful laptop 45 minutes is not out of the question. If you were just doing regular stuff though, I would say that battery is junk.
2006-12-30 11:43:24 · answer #5 · answered by mojo2093@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well....
I have a laptop(and I'm using it right now) and I dont really use a battery. I connect it to a link and it works. but, in your story, since you use a battery that only works for 45 minutes, I think you should send it back..
2006-12-30 11:44:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a dell and full charged my battery lasts for about 3 hours so i would say that it isn't normal or you were doing something that takes up a lot of power like downloading etc.
2006-12-30 11:44:00 · answer #7 · answered by *Scandinavian Sweetheart* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what size you got, If you upgraded when you got your laptop then it should last longer, if you have the standard battery it will last about 3 hours of straight use.
2006-12-30 11:43:37 · answer #8 · answered by Garin M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a battery like that on my laptop and it quit within a year and I never took it back. Silly me. But yeah tell them that you need a different battery/exchange.
2006-12-30 11:42:56 · answer #9 · answered by bpatches701@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it should last like 3 hours, with the screen brightness all the way up.
If the brightness of the screen is all the way down, it should last 2 hours longer
2006-12-30 11:43:02 · answer #10 · answered by Fernesta 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋