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‎09-01-2012 04:15 AM

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I'm using a IBM Thinkpad T40 laptop, and my battery dries up pretty quickly in less than maybe half an hour when it is unplugged.

I doubt that normal batteries would last this short.

What is the cause of this short battery life span?

Is it because i usually left my laptop charged/plugged-in the whole day even if its at 100%? Is that the reason my laptop couldn't last itself without the adapter?

Boy that would mount up my electricity bill.

Or perhaps one reasonable explanation could be that I've been playing games n streaming videos while it is unplugged, that's why i burns out more battery usage than usual.

Help me point out more possibilities.

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‎09-01-2012 04:17 AM

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‎09-01-2012 05:03 AM - edited ‎09-01-2012 05:10 AM

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 A mini may last 4-5 hours while most notebooks with dynamic graphics have far less useable time on battery ( perhaps 1-1.5 hours) when in high performance mode. Most generic notebooks should get about 2-2.5 hours from a fully charged battery. Your battery is probably near the end of its service (especialy if it is more than two years old) and needing replacement. 

 

This is not the IBM notebook forum.

 

This forum is the global peer to per forum for owners and users of HP products.

 

The answer I gave should suit your purpose, but if you would a more specific answer tailored to your notebook product, then I suggest joining the IBM Thickpad forum. and posting your query there.


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‎01-24-2013 12:22 AM

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It depends on your how new and what cell your battery is .  the new  the longger  and big cell battery last long .  For more  you can see some battery online shop  . here you can see www.askbattery.com  and your laptop battery may be this    IBM ThinkPad T40 battery    http://www.askbattery.com/ibm-thinkpad-t40-series.html

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