Looking at laptop - will I be able to extend battery life?

[JordanL_]

I'm looking for a laptop for university for computer science and don't have more than £800 to spend. I've found a decent one here but the battery life seems less than ideal - 6 hours average. I don't know much about laptops so I don't know if this is better or worse than others.

I was wondering if I'd be able to somehow extend the battery life, by underclocking, using integrated graphics, etc.?

Thanks.

 

[TechyInAZ]

6 hours is average for a standard size notebook. So don't get your hopes too high.

Here are a bunch of tips to get a tad more battery life out of your system:

1. Use the Power Saver power plan in windows.
2. Yes, use the IGPU exclusively.
3. Run your monitors brightness below 50% at the least.
4. Run as few background (and foreground) programs at the same time.
5. Take care of your battery, and calibrate it every month.

 

[jsmithepa]

Well, in the UK things will be more expensive, but with that budget, I can buy a decent Macbook here in the U.S. with excellent battery life (10 hr), and expected 1,000 charge cycles, which in my everyday use will last 7+ years before batt has to be replaced.