Manual for PCG-GRT915M

[ruby]

anyone know where i can get a manual for this laptop ??? Cheers

[dannysony]

so you mean the battery life can last max 1.40 hour on a grt model how come i put a good battery in it and it says 3.30 hours ?????

[robpaxton]

Perhaps the ultrabrite screen on the GRT makes a big difference - I have the older GRT715M model and the battery life on that rarely exceeds 1hr 20 minutes.

[dannysony]

THEN THIS PRODUCT JUST SUCKSSSSSSSSSSSSS

HOW CAN YOU CALL A NOTEBOOK A NOTEBOOK WHEN YOU ONLY CAN USE IT FOR 1.30 HOUR OUTSIDE AND YOU HAVE TO FIND A DAMN PLUG TO RECHARGE

I CANT BRING THE NOTEBOOK BACK AGAIN BECAUSE I HAVE IT ALREADY A MONTH I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE PCG FR 415M THAT ONE LASTET FOR 3.30 HOUR ON ALL BATTERIES

[robpaxton]

Because it's designed as a desktop replacement - for battery life then a Pentium M or Mobile pentium 4 based machine is better.

By the way there is no need to scream here :!:

[kee-lo_]

Yelling just makes me not want to help

[m3bhp]

If battery life is your primary concern you should check the manufacturer's quoted life (and divide by 2 for the truth ), but also check relevent sites for realistic tests of the battery life (model no into Google).
If your a road warrior you need a centrino, some specialist botebooks are there quoting >4hours battery life.

[kee-lo_]

Yeah checking reviews is paramount.

[stevep-4]

And also check what you actually do with the computer.

If you are playign movies from the DVD, then the battery life will be very small

but you can help matters, especially if you have a "M" processor by setting a power profile. On my Z1RSP, I can disable the CD/DVD, Wireless Lan, memory stick slot, reduce screen brightness, slow the processor (and thus need less fan running) and adjust the standby and hibernation times.

Setting up a "Ultimate Battery life" profile can add as much as an hour to the battery life.

Not much good if you have a desktop processor though....Something to consider before you purchase

[kee-lo_]

Surpising what a little tweaking can do....

[tellingd]

I'm sure we've had this conversation before :smileyrolling_eyes: