FS/FT: Inspiron 8500, 768MB RAM, 80GB Hard Drive, WUXGA.

[Jason425]

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

[Jason425]

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

[Jason425]

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

[StinkyMojo]

Originally Posted by U.N.inspector

new Dell 8600 Centrino line which can hit 4-5hrs on one battery.

*mojo is now interested*

[Jason425]

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

[Jason425]

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..