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Notebook battery?
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Rock Bottom Computers
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As far as i know the Lithium ion batteries is still pretty similar in makeup across the brands.
Your battery cell count (generally 3 to 9), degree of cpu intensive tasks and type of processor & gpu is more of a factor here me thinks.
Experiences differ but imo, among all the major laptop brands, you don't really get something that is really bad quality these days.
Brand A might for example get more internet criticisms then say brands B but then brand A might sell a lot more laptops than the others. I have seen this.
Then again there is certain laptops with better quality hinges, charger inputs ect.
Support and warranty matters a lot here. Warranty can go from a min 1 year carry then fetch and repair to lastly 3 year onsite warranty.
Some brands have limitations to on site warranty in terms of km radius from service centre where others has a national warranty.
Your battery cell count (generally 3 to 9), degree of cpu intensive tasks and type of processor & gpu is more of a factor here me thinks.
Experiences differ but imo, among all the major laptop brands, you don't really get something that is really bad quality these days.
Brand A might for example get more internet criticisms then say brands B but then brand A might sell a lot more laptops than the others. I have seen this.
Then again there is certain laptops with better quality hinges, charger inputs ect.
Support and warranty matters a lot here. Warranty can go from a min 1 year carry then fetch and repair to lastly 3 year onsite warranty.
Some brands have limitations to on site warranty in terms of km radius from service centre where others has a national warranty.
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By far the most important factor when it comes to battery life is how you look after it. Leave it plugged in all the time and it will have a shocking battery life. Let it run down properly, or even remove it when connected to mains for long periods of time, and it will last you ages. I have an HP Pavillion, almost 4 years old and I still get almost 3 hours from the battery.
