Bluetooth Headphones - Battery Drain?

[ohnodapopo]

Hello,
I am considering purchasing bluetooth headphones for my laptop (HP presario dv2788se with a 12-cell Li-ion battery).

Will the bluetooth headphones run down the battery faster than corded earbuds? I mean, the headphones will have their own battery to reduce power need (to drive the speakers), but the wireless output from the computer might be more costly than this savings.

Thanks

 

[overclockingrocks]

It's not going to run down the battery any faster than using any other device (assuming you use the little transmitter the headphones come with that plugs into the headphone jack). I wouldn't worry either way though even if you have internal bluetooth having it on will have negligible impact on battery life.

 

[Lavarin]

I beg to disagree, based on personal experience. When I keep my Bluetooth of on my Dell XPS M1310, I get 30 minutes of juice (with the screen dimmed down a bit, to be fair).