What is the battery life like?
164371
Buy a couple extra cheap third party batteries. No big deal. 2 batteries should get you through a full day of heavy shooting.
2252841
If you have the WIFI ON, and you are conected to a network, the battery life will be more or less 4 to 5 hours. If you have the WIFI Off and NO internet Conexion the life will be 6 to 7 hours. (I'll check it with my own battery)
370133
I got it mid summer 2014 It had 10 hrs of battery. Since I'm an engineering student I never turn off my laptop and I'm always pushing it to its limits. It's lasted without any problems and still has 10 hrs(w/o internet of course). With internet it has about 8hrs. It's lasted 3/4 of the year with no decrease in performace
1088009
William, thanks for taking the time to respond. I will also let everyone know what kind of battery life we observe. Best of luck to you.ww
1410009
I haven't had mine long so I haven't worn the battery down, but in-the-box new my laptop has been lasting about 4 hours while playing Steam games, so it's pretty decent.
1707118
I've had mine about a year, my husband has had his for just a month or two. I watch some videos but mostly read books or look at bbc news or pinterest so brightness is up about halfway most of the time. I think it lasy fully charged for about two or three hours using it nonstop. Longer if im reading books already downloaded (like on the plane) chrged in about a 45min or so if its turned off, little slower in airplane mode. Note the brightness and things like gps location and wifi searching constantly use power in the background just like your phone! Turn off everything your not using :)
1540908
About 2 hours with activity, stand by is several hours. But after a few weeks of use, battery life goes under 1 hour. I plugged it in for 3 hours, and only 1/3 of it was charged. Really awful battery life.
1005922
Personally I think the battery life is OK... Definitely not the best. I keep mine plugged in most of the time
864952
Battery life is great! I get about 3+ hours of basic use (browsing, etc) and about 1.75-2 hours using photoshop, light gaming, etc. if you manually specify most programs to use the intel graphics it lasts quite a while more than the nvidia graphics, but you'll always trade power for speed. Overall it's a great setup and I've thoroughly enjoyed mine for both work (photographer) and play (gamer).
501728
the battery life lasts approx 4-8 hours...sometimes longer if not used continuously.
1024555
I haven't actually timed the battery life but it does last for a long time. The sound quality is pretty good. I do recommend this product, worth the price.
315932
Honestly, not great. But keep in mind that its a core i3. Its got a two cell battery and gives about 3 to 4 hours of life which is more than my old acer netbook running a single core atom ever gave with a 3 cell battery.
695535
I am looking at the battery life indicator now and it says 1hr 57 minutes, 54% remaining. So it looks like about 4 hours.
499214
The battery life is great. I use it everyday while getting ready (30 min.) and even when I leave it on for the day I only have to charge it once a month. The light on the bottom turns a different color when it needs to be charged but I usually dont plug it in until its so dead it doesn't work and you can still use it while charging.
1005327
Hello Laura,I primarily use it at work and have it on all day (7-8 hours). The battery life seems to be good...generally lasts all week. Hope this info helps :)Marsha
1559450
Its no more than 4.5 hrs. I looked at the customers reviews before I buy it so I knew the battery life had not the best average. But Im still very happy with my purchase, its a great laptop.
231571
I'm not sure on the battery life, if that's what you're asking, or how the build quality is. Build quality is ok, nothing too nice. Battery's are built in and rechargeable.