topic Re: Battery LIFE:( FS215M in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/battery-life-fs215m/m-p/16234#M102869 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Welcome to the forum, <BR />I have a second battery which strangley has a lot longer battery life. They are £85. When using the battery go to the task manager and turn off anything that is not necessary. One hour is about right. Grab <A href="http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-Oakland/8259/" target="_blank">this</A> Mobile Meter to keep and eye on the battery. It should discharge about 14 to16watts. Sometimes it goes nuts and discharges around 26w. If so reboot. <IMG border="0" src="https://ip2.i.lithium.com/ef1e112a3afe1a6ddda85f9bdf2fe77c233aa05c/687474703a2f2f69372e70686f746f6275636b65742e636f6d2f616c62756d732f793239372f546f6e7942656172642f313338736e616b652e6a7067" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:54:49 GMT tonybeard 2005-11-15T15:54:49Z Battery LIFE:( FS215M https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/battery-life-fs215m/m-p/16233#M102868 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hey guys, i have had my laptop for about 2 months, its a great laptop but only problem is the battery doesnt seem to last long, even on minimum brightness, and also on the max bat setting. What kind of battery life should i accept for e.g. browsing th internet. Currently it doesnt even reach an hour and half? its about an HOUR?<BR />Could someone please advise me on what to do and what kind of average battery life i should expect.<BR />THanks a lot:smileytongue: <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.se/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:29:48 GMT https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/battery-life-fs215m/m-p/16233#M102868 dhi16on 2005-11-15T14:29:48Z Re: Battery LIFE:( FS215M https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/battery-life-fs215m/m-p/16234#M102869 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Welcome to the forum, <BR />I have a second battery which strangley has a lot longer battery life. They are £85. When using the battery go to the task manager and turn off anything that is not necessary. One hour is about right. Grab <A href="http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-Oakland/8259/" target="_blank">this</A> Mobile Meter to keep and eye on the battery. It should discharge about 14 to16watts. Sometimes it goes nuts and discharges around 26w. If so reboot. <IMG border="0" src="https://ip2.i.lithium.com/ef1e112a3afe1a6ddda85f9bdf2fe77c233aa05c/687474703a2f2f69372e70686f746f6275636b65742e636f6d2f616c62756d732f793239372f546f6e7942656172642f313338736e616b652e6a7067" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:54:49 GMT https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/battery-life-fs215m/m-p/16234#M102869 tonybeard 2005-11-15T15:54:49Z