- May 23, 2014
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I've been looking at the 17 inch laptop models for the past 7 years and this has been my observation.
Even though nowadays you can get 10 inch devices with 1920 by 1080 res it's a hit or miss with getting a 17 inch laptop with that same resolution. It should be by default for 17 inch devices
The bigger issue is that the battery size has been getting smaller and smaller. My old 17 inch pavilion pc has an 8 cell battery which could have given me 3 hours.
As processors became better from 3rd ge to 4th gen to the latest 6th gen, the battery size has dropped from 9cell to 6 cell to now 4 cell. So effectively, as the processor is becoming more efficient, you should get more battery life but they trade that for a smaller battery.
I mean, how can you have a 17 inch laptop with the same battery size as a 12 inch laptop? That just doesn't make sense.
So with the latest 6th gen processor a 17 inch laptop with 4 cell battery can go 5-6 hours. If they had a 9 cell put in, you could possibly get 12-13 hours battery life. That's a full days work right there.
Anyone have an idea on this?
Even though nowadays you can get 10 inch devices with 1920 by 1080 res it's a hit or miss with getting a 17 inch laptop with that same resolution. It should be by default for 17 inch devices
The bigger issue is that the battery size has been getting smaller and smaller. My old 17 inch pavilion pc has an 8 cell battery which could have given me 3 hours.
As processors became better from 3rd ge to 4th gen to the latest 6th gen, the battery size has dropped from 9cell to 6 cell to now 4 cell. So effectively, as the processor is becoming more efficient, you should get more battery life but they trade that for a smaller battery.
I mean, how can you have a 17 inch laptop with the same battery size as a 12 inch laptop? That just doesn't make sense.
So with the latest 6th gen processor a 17 inch laptop with 4 cell battery can go 5-6 hours. If they had a 9 cell put in, you could possibly get 12-13 hours battery life. That's a full days work right there.
Anyone have an idea on this?