We Need a Better PC

Re:We Need a Better PC by Zarel on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @03:36AM (#11116266)

I googled around and found this:

http://www.trustedreviews.com/dell-xps-13-2015-review-batter...

which gives a rated battery life of 18 hours and a real-world use battery life of 9-10 hours

http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/dell-xps-13-battery-life-f...

This article suggests a battery life of 12 hours.

What kind of battery life are you expecting?

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Re:We Need a Better PC by tluyben2 on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @04:01AM (#11116372)

Ah my bad; I read somewhere it was much much less. Maybe that's outdated information. But when people say 9 hours, basically I get 3-4 out of them... Usually.

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Re:We Need a Better PC by wyclif on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @06:48AM (#11117174)

What are you doing, compiling a kernel or rendering graphics?

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Re:We Need a Better PC by TallGuyShort on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @10:18AM (#11118353)

Probably not an atypical use case on here :)

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Re:We Need a Better PC by scholia on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @07:11AM (#11117268)

It depends a lot on screen brightness and the power settings. The XPS13 has a bright screen....

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Re:We Need a Better PC by silasdavis on Thursday February 18, 2016 @02:28PM (#11128553)

I probably get 6 hours on arch Linux full back light. Battery life seems better on Windows (my friend's machine)

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Re:We Need a Better PC by spronkey on Thursday February 18, 2016 @03:06AM (#11124377)

Just one more thing to add to the list of things Apple do well - quote realistic battery life figures.

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