The new Dell Latitude can go for up to 19 hours

Posted Saturday, September 27th, 2008 4:26 pm by Calvin
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Dell recently revealed its newest addition to its Latitude family of commercial laptops after 6 years, the Latitude E series. One of their claims for the E series is its breakthrough battery life (selected models only) that can go for up to 19 hours on a single charge without idling.

We’re quite skeptical about it so Dell’s representative promptly explained the conditions to achieve that 19 hours of battery life.

9-cell battery. Most laptops come with 3 or 6-cell battery but in the mainstream Latitude line, you can opt for a 9-cell one. This battery can give you a full 8-hour out of your laptop.
12-cell high-capacity battery slice. This is the first time I’ve seen such battery configuration. The battery slice is fitted at the base of the laptop like a laptop cooler and can surely give you more staying power.
Choose SSD. With the E series, you can opt for up to 64GB of SSD or a 250GB HD and to achieve the 19-hours, you should go for the SSD.
Turn off the WiFi radio. 19 hours without going online. At least it would help you finish that Excel report.
No hardcore gaming. Although you can do a little bit of serious gaming with its NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M1 256MB DDR2, it won’t help you get that 19 hours. Stick to Solitaire or Freecell.

The 9-cell battery

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The battery slice installed at the base alongside other laptops without it

So that’s how they did it. Frankly, I don’t think people would care going for 19 hours straight if all they can do is twiddle with Office apps. Besides, the 9-cell and the battery slice is quite heavy to lug around.

What’s good about this commercial line is that office personnels can choose from a 12.1″ display up to 15.4″ display. It also comes in different colors if black looks dull for you.

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Calvin is a newbie blogger who’s working as an IT consultant and blogs for a hobby. He has his own personal blog, Calvin’s Hub, where he writes about his thoughts on just about everything that interests him.