Battery Life of Toshiba a505-s6973: How long is the battery life?
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Hi! For my use (I don't do gaming, just regular internet stuff...videos, etc) I found it to have the expected amount of time - between 2 & 3 hours. I tested it out the second day I had it, although I use the ac adapter most of the time with my laptops. But I wanted to know what to expect, so I ran it on the battery just to test it out. I don't know if games and the like make a big difference on battery life or not, though. I hope that helps some. It seems like your basic battery life for a 15-17" laptop from my experience. I have 3 laptops. Two of them (this 16" and my other Toshiba, a 15.4") have 6 cell batteries and the battery time is about the same. I have a Dell 15.4" laptop with a 9 cell battery and get 4-6 hours with that.
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at least 2 hours. maybe even 3. Its been a year now and I still have 2 hours remaining in my battery and I'm a student. So i've been using my laptop extensibly.
430447
Thanks for the reply! I also frequent notebookreview.com....I received my UL30A-A2 today, though, and will put it through the battery test hoops over the next couple of days. Even if it is not the advertised 16 hours 12 hours is still absolutely excellent imo!
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I'm not sure, Luis. But don't buy it. We've bought three in the past year. Two had to be returned immediately because they were defective. The one that "works" has all sorts of annoying issues. Maybe just bad luck for us, but after a third dud, I'd have to recommend looking away from Toshiba.
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Two factors are to consider in answering this. One is the use to which the Samsung Laptop will be used. If it sits idle, or is used for reading/surfing around the web, battery might last 4-5 hours. If it plays a game on battery it might last an hour. The second factor is in regard to the power-saving settings. Is the backlight turned off or left on, or is the laptop set at high-performance?I hope this proves helpful.MParsons
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Its a good 3.5 to 4 hrs but leave mine charging with AC power most of time. I would recommend upgrading the memory to max amount for performance.
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Wesley, I have attached a link on Amazon to a replacement battery that is listed for you lap top:Replacement Laptop Battery for Toshiba Satellite L505D Series, L505D-109, L505D-ES5024, L505D-ES5025, L505D-ES5026, L505D-ES5027, L505D-GS6000, L505D-GS6003, L505D-LS5001, L505D-LS5002, L505D-LS5003, L505D-LS5004, L505D-LS5005, L505D-LS5006, L505D-LS5007, L505D-LS5010, L505D-LS5019, L505D-S5963, L505D-S5965, L505D-S5983, L505D-S5985, L505D-S5986, L505D-S5987, L505D-S5992, L505D-S5994, L505D-S5996, L505D-S6947, L505D-S6948, L505D-S6952,Happy Holidays. Wesley, I have attached a link on Amazon to a replacement battery that is listed for you lap top:Replacement Laptop Battery for Toshiba Satellite L505D Series, L505D-109, L505D-ES5024, L505D-ES5025, L505D-ES5026, L505D-ES5027, L505D-GS6000, L505D-GS6003, L505D-LS5001, L505D-LS5002, L505D-LS5003, L505D-LS5004, L505D-LS5005, L505D-LS5006, L505D-LS5007, L505D-LS5010, L505D-LS5019, L505D-S5963, L505D-S5965, L505D-S5983, L505D-S5985, L505D-S5986, L505D-S5987, L505D-S5992, L505D-S5994, L505D-S5996, L505D-S6947, L505D-S6948,... » Read More Wesley, I have attached a link on Amazon to a replacement battery that is listed for you lap top:Replacement Laptop Battery for Toshiba Satellite L505D Series, L505D-109, L505D-ES5024, L505D-ES5025, L505D-ES5026, L505D-ES5027, L505D-GS6000, L505D-GS6003, L505D-LS5001, L505D-LS5002, L505D-LS5003, L505D-LS5004, L505D-LS5005, L505D-LS5006, L505D-LS5007, L505D-LS5010, L505D-LS5019, L505D-S5963, L505D-S5965, L505D-S5983, L505D-S5985, L505D-S5986, L505D-S5987, L505D-S5992, L505D-S5994, L505D-S5996, L505D-S6947, L505D-S6948, L505D-S6952,Happy Holidays. « Show Less
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I am not sure of exactly how long but it seems to be about 2 hours or so. I have actually never timed it. This is an older laptop my kids use for games so that might be why the battery doesn't seem to last very long. Hope this helps! :)
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I also have a Toshiba A505. Even though the replacement battery is a 12 volt, it was smaller in size than the original battery and fit in my computer without any issues.
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It depends on the computer you're using it with, your screen brightness, whether or not you're on the internet, watching videos, have the volume turned up, etc. I get about 2 hours average, which is about 40% of the 5 hours I got on the Lenovo brand battery that came with my laptop.
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Maybe 2 hours on battery saving mode if your lucky. If battery life is a concern I'd look elsewhere. This computer is mostly a desktop replacement.
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Sorry, I've never really timed it. I know it is at least 4 hours, and maybe it is more. But the last computer I used had had a bad battery for so many years, that I had almost forgotten I could ever use a computer that was not plugged in. Not that it matters, but I purposely ordered this computer with Windows 7 because I did not want to use Windows 8 on a computer that was not touch screen. I have had the computer for about a month and haven't had any problems so far, unlike the person who wrote the previous comment.
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I haven't really counted an exact time but I'll say this:There was a two week period where I had it charged up, I went two weeks without charging again with 2-3 hours a week sitting basically idle in class and several hours of Netflix twice a week. It's plenty of battery from a full charge, especially compared to the stock one. It is absolutely adequate and well worth the money, you won't regret this one.I should add that I am on an HP Pavilion G6-1b60us with an AMD A4 and replacing the factory HDD with a Samsung 840 Evo SSD (so reduced power consumption over the stock HDD there, I'm sure, but not sure by how much) I haven't really counted an exact time but I'll say this:There was a two week period where I had it charged up, I went two weeks without charging again with 2-3 hours a week sitting basically idle in class and several hours of Netflix twice a week. It's plenty of battery from a full charge, especially compared to the stock one. It is absolutely adequate and well worth the money, you won't regret this one.I should add that I am on an HP Pavilion G6-1b60us with an AMD A4 and replacing the factory HDD with a Samsung 840 Evo SSD (so reduced power consumption over the stock HDD... » Read More I haven't really counted an exact time but I'll say this:There was a two week period where I had it charged up, I went two weeks without charging again with 2-3 hours a week sitting basically idle in class and several hours of Netflix twice a week. It's plenty of battery from a full charge, especially compared to the stock one. It is absolutely adequate and well worth the money, you won't regret this one.I should add that I am on an HP Pavilion G6-1b60us with an AMD A4 and replacing the factory HDD with a Samsung 840 Evo SSD (so reduced power consumption over the stock HDD there, I'm sure, but not sure by how much) « Show Less
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This laptop have battery Li-Ion (48Wh, 6-Cell) with Battery Life Up to 4-5.5 hours
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Between 2 to 2.5 hours of full-on use of the laptop...better than the HP battery by at least a half-hour.
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Honestly not that long... laptop might say it has about 4 hrs left of battery life 30 mins later it will say 1hr30mins left
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The battery doesn't last as long as the specs say it will, but then again, that is the case with all computers. I use quite a bit of CPU throughout the day, so without charging I would say it lasts 4 to 5 hours. Given the amount of CPU I'm using, I'm very please with that. If you are just using Microsoft Word and maybe 2 tabs of whatever browser, I would imagine the battery lasts much longer than 4-5 hours.