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Tablet/laptop Battery
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My wife got a brand new HP Pavillion x360 Convertible at Christmas. She has used it for about 3 hours in total since then.We notice that the battery runs down quite quickly even when not in use. For example, I used up the battery on Saturday until it completely drained.I then charged it on the mains up to 100%.Then I switched it off for exactly 24 hours and checked the battery level after that.It is showing 63% remaining. Surely this is not normal??
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yes, completely shut down and power cord removed. I have owned at least 10 PC/laptops over the years....I worked in IT for quite a number of years also so I know what to expect from these machines but the battery itself has me stumped. I'm convinced that a battery drain of 37% within 24 hours is not normal when the PC itself is inactive. I just want to be convinced that I should bring it back to the dealer.
Apparently a full charge should get you nearly 6 hours of useage?
"HP PAVILION X360: BATTERY LIFE
The Pavilion’s 29Wh power pack is small by modern standards, so it’s no surprise that battery life was mediocre – there’s only so much an efficient processor can do. We ran our Powermark test and the HP lasted for 5hrs 57mins – almost half an hour behind the Lenovo, but less than half of the lifespan of the Asus.
It’s a decent result for a budget laptop, but it pales in comparison to that Asus hybrid, and it’s also far shorter than any decent tablet. One saving grace is the 32% charge we recorded after the HP had been attached to the mains for thirty minutes – it’s a better result than many rivals, and it means you’ll get almost two hours of usage out of one of these emergency charges."
From here: http:// www.tru stedrev iews.co m/hp-pa vilion- x360-re view-pe rforman ce-and- battery -life-p age-2
"HP PAVILION X360: BATTERY LIFE
The Pavilion’s 29Wh power pack is small by modern standards, so it’s no surprise that battery life was mediocre – there’s only so much an efficient processor can do. We ran our Powermark test and the HP lasted for 5hrs 57mins – almost half an hour behind the Lenovo, but less than half of the lifespan of the Asus.
It’s a decent result for a budget laptop, but it pales in comparison to that Asus hybrid, and it’s also far shorter than any decent tablet. One saving grace is the 32% charge we recorded after the HP had been attached to the mains for thirty minutes – it’s a better result than many rivals, and it means you’ll get almost two hours of usage out of one of these emergency charges."
From here: http://
I have HP laptops and I'd completely forgotten that HP support have a procedure for you to test your battery.
http:// support .hp.com /us-en/ documen t/c0082 1536
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When the laptop is turned off it should be using no power at all and only a little power to boot it up.
If possible, try removing the battery when it is fully charged and then see how much charge there is when you reconnect it after a few days.
It should not be draining your battery when it is turned off!
If possible, try removing the battery when it is fully charged and then see how much charge there is when you reconnect it after a few days.
It should not be draining your battery when it is turned off!