External laptop battery?

ilikeasiangirls · May 16, 2016

Hello,

Next year, I'll go to college, and my actual PC will never be able to last a full day of work without being charged. I already went to a "test class" and saw everyone with a MacBook. But, as I'm not that rich, I'm trying to find something that might do the trick.

Because I'm into light gaming, I looked at the 800€ Dell Inspiron, which seems to be really good, but has poor battery life, just like mine, despite having 74mWh (mine has 47mWh).

I was searching for ideas on Amazon and I saw this : http

/www.amazon.com/Turcom-Capacity-Portable-Notebooks-TS-281/dp/B007408NSA?th=1&psc=1

I'm actually concerned about the "up to 500 cycles".

What do you guys think? Is it a good or a terrible idea?

kyzarvs · May 16, 2016

Just checking that the Dell doesn't have an expanded battery option? The Dell Latitudes that my corporation provides come with a larger battery that sticks out the back a bit, but lasts a very long time - I've had a (admittedly careful) 10 hour day out of them when I've gone to another site, forgotten my power supply and there's been no docking stations available before.

500 cycles would be 2+ years of college attendance? Your laptop battery would be well past it's best by then also - sounds okay to me.

ilikeasiangirls · May 16, 2016

kyzarvs :

Thank you.

I just did a quick research and I can't find anything related to that.
I'm talking about this Dell : https

/www.google.be/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http

/www.amazon.com/Dell-15-6-Inch-Quad-Core-i5-6300HQ-Processor/dp/B015PYYDMQ&ved=0ahUKEwjCnoKGtN7MAhUKKcAKHf0ZD4sQFggeMAA&usg=AFQjCNGTSmb4gwvC_40C8Pt8yiFUW5TCdw&sig2=5D0-3KxAD79XBM5Mg-zVlA

If I buy this laptop plus a battery it'll cost more than 900€, which is a bit higher than my budget at the moment, but it would be the best option.

I read at least 15 reviews about this Inspiron and they all have different stats when it comes to battery life

kyzarvs · May 16, 2016

ilikeasiangirls :

Battery life is altered by so many things - big battery capacity / small screen that you are prepared to dim the brightness a bit / SSD will give you the best chance, but it all comes down to the apps you will run, the quality of wi-fi signal if you use it, the cleanliness of the Windows install so there's no bloat taking up CPU in the background - all sorts of things.
I think the Inspiron does not have the expanded battery option, sorry. The Latitudes we use have a nVidia discrete card + integrated graphics for on battery with an i5 CPU - maybe look for a second hand one + a big battery? Just an idea.

ilikeasiangirls · May 16, 2016

kyzarvs :

ilikeasiangirls :

Battery life is altered by so many things - big battery capacity / small screen that you are prepared to dim the brightness a bit / SSD will give you the best chance, but it all comes down to the apps you will run, the quality of wi-fi signal if you use it, the cleanliness of the Windows install so there's no bloat taking up CPU in the background - all sorts of things.
I think the Inspiron does not have the expanded battery option, sorry. The Latitudes we use have a nVidia discrete card + integrated graphics for on battery with an i5 CPU - maybe look for a second hand one + a big battery? Just an idea.

Well, If I'm going for the external battery option, might aswell keeping my actual PC.

Thank you

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