Real World Battery Life

[HeyCori]

That's some pretty good battery life but man I couldn't live with my screen at 25% brightness, lol.

Also, was bluetooth on or off?

 

[Gergolos]

Haha All of my friends ask me "dude, are you high all the time or why is your screen so dark?" every time they see me working Sometimes I like it quite bright too, but when I'm at home and just surfing the internet/watching videos and so on...I like it "dimmed" a bit... I guess with the brightness set a bit higher the battery would not last 9+ hours...

The next time I have some time and/or am going to work with my surface during the day, I'll bump it up a bit (brightness) and give more data about the battery charge

bluetooth was off all the time.

 

[HeyCori]

I used to keep my brightness at 100%. Then realized I didn't need it that high so I switched to 85%. Now I'm using the auto brightness feature which I thought I would dislike but I've become very accustomed too. Not sure what percentage it dips down to when the screen dims.

 

[Gergolos]

Wow! That's crazy! What are the lighting conditions on your office/room (where you use your surface)? I would say it is quite "dimmed" in office so I guess that could explain the extreme difference But still, 100% would be waaay too bright for me I also love reading on my kindle without screenlight actually... so I guess I'm a vampire of some kind or something like that

 

[HeyCori]

It's pretty dim. Usually one light on and no direct sunlight (especially since it's Fall). It's probably easier to get accustomed to a darker screen when slowly dimmed over time.

 

[Gergolos]

Interesting! I have to try it sometime. 100%... I'm coming!