whats up with battery life?

[legend_018]

I'm not sure if I understand the concept behind the such short battery life for laptops. If it's suppose to be a mobile laptop than wouldn't you think battery life would be better than 2 hours or even less? As soon as the time is up, you have to find an outlet so you can plug it in. If you were traveling or in a place where you didn't have a plug or even just sitting around on your couch at home - it's rather inconvenient to be only allowed to use the laptop for 2 hours or less. Don't get me wrong, I love my laptop but I find myself keeping it plugged in most of the time to avoid the inconvenience of the short term life the battery.

[shadowpr]

Battery life depends on the battery size, and the laptop model.

Using a brighter display will lower battry life. Having wifi or bluetooth on will also use more power.

[mattaggie]

2 hours is pretty bad, especially if the computer is new. Google "extend latop battery" and you will find lots of tips. Every little thing the PC does counts.

[not important]

There are setting in "Power Management" to help also.

[Hi Ho]

What type of CPU does your laptop use? I have a Toshiba with an AMD Turion and while I am happy with the laptop overall I am not impressed wtih the barely 2 hours of battery life.

When I worked on a friends similar spec Intel based laptop it not only ran much cooler but the battery lasted just over 4 hours! I was able to install Windows Vista, updates, and software on battery power. I don't even know if it was fully charged to begin with.