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Offline CrAz3D

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HP Pavillion dv2125nr Entertainment PC

My battery lasts about 1.5 hours? while surfing the net, it is beyond lame.  Ought I get a new one & if so, what?

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Re: My laptop battery is pretty lame, thinkin of a new one, what do I get?
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2007, 06:43:56 pm »
New battery or new laptop?

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Re: My laptop battery is pretty lame, thinkin of a new one, what do I get?
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Re: My laptop battery is pretty lame, thinkin of a new one, what do I get?
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2007, 09:52:29 pm »
Is your brightness down?  And, does your CPU support scaling? (I have no idea you'd find out, but I know that Intel Centrino's do, they run slower on battery).

I personally recommend a hydrogen-based fuel cell