just curious.. why are you selling it?

I'm selling it because I would like to get into a 17" Widescreen Laptop.
That pretty much says it all.

regards,
U.N.inspector

you say 3 hours with speedstep... how does speedstep test?

Don't under stand what u mean.
All I do is:

With BIOS defaults set on power saving mode and the installation of the speedstep program in windows XP. The P4 processor drops to 1.5ghz or so when on battery, I lower the brightness of the screen and it goes for 2+hours. I have not sat next to it with a stop clock but I've come home and sat on the couch for 2.5hrs (3PM-5:30PM) on the lappy after a long work day....

A second battery module is available on ebay if you need 5 hours....fit on 2nd module bay so you'll have 2 batteries.

Regards,
U.N.inspector

with general net and document use, how much do you usually get on a full charge?

Jason...
just short of 3hrs would be about the max. I don't think this battery even "new" could go on longer than 3hrs with the Pentium 4-M onboard.
Ergo the now, new Dell 8600 Centrino line which can hit 4-5hrs on one battery.

Regards,
U.N.inspector

*mojo is now interested*

he isn't talking about the 8600.. he's selling an 8500 on the old centrino....

Correct Jason, thank u...anyhow's...
I'm here. I have a few offers but nothing solid.

So the lappy is still available......

BumP...

Regards,
U.N.inspector

i'm considering it.. My main concern is battery life... i'm still trying to figure out how much I need and how much it's worth to me..