IBM ThinkPad X60t
40Y8318
8 Cell Li-Ion
14.4 V
4.55 AH
66 WH

Fujitsu LifeBook U1010
FPCBP182
2 Cell Li-Ion
7.2 V
2.6 AH
18 WH

A little story that I would like to share with everyone.

I have a Fujitsu U1010 3G+GPS version and it had a 2 cell, 7.2v, 2.6Ah battery.
The battery is 2 years old and could now only hold less then 30 minutes.

Official quote from Fujitsu Malaysia, RM530.
Alternative Battery recell quote, RM80
The decision to be made was obvious.

Dropped the battery off one day around noon,
next day afternoon got SMS stating that it was ready,
went to collect it the evening itself.


Max Drain: 1:36

CPU: Speedsteep off, forced max (800Mhz)
Screen: Max Brightness (8/8), auto off disabled
WiFi: Radio enabled and connected to AP
Bluetooth: Radio on, connected to Bluetooth mouse
3G: Connected to HSPA, downloading torrents in background
GPS: GPS on with 3D satellite fix
Network: connected to network
Hard Disk: Power Down Disabled
Graphics: Power Management Off
Speakers: On, Max Volume
Keyboard LED: On
USB: flash drive inserted
CF Slot: occupied with storage card
SD Slot: occupied with storage card
Low batt warning: off, suspend/hibernate disabled
Playing Counter-Strike LAN game from start till battery died

Very impressive while having everything on and working while playing game.


Max Stretch: 3:36

CPU: Speedsteep off, forced lowest (450Mhz)
Screen: Min Brightness (1/8), 2 minute auto off
WiFi: Radio off
Bluetooth: Radio off
3G: Radio off
GPS: GPS off
Network: not connected, controller disabled
Hard Disk: 1 minute Power Down
Graphics: Max Power Management
Speakers: off
Keyboard LED: Off
CF Slot: slot empty, controller disabled
SD Slot: slot empty, controller disabled
USB: no devices
Low batt warning: off, suspend/hibernate disabled
Basically the machine is just sitting there doing nothing

Remember, this is a 2 cell batt, 3 1/2 hours is cool.


Day to day usage: 1:45 - 2:15

CPU: Speedsteep on, forced low (450Mhz - 600Mhz)
Screen: Brightness 2,4,8/8, depending indoors or outdoors and lighting condition, 2 minute auto off
WiFi: On if I'm at home or at a hotspot, otherwise it is off
Bluetooth: Off unless transferring files to other phone/pda/laptop or audio thru A2DP
3G: Always On, almost always connected unless I am at WiFi hotspot
GPS: off unless I am driving
Network: almost never use, WiFi at home is sufficient for small file transfers, bigger files use flash drive
Hard Disk: 1 minute Power Down
Graphics: Max Power Management
Speakers: off, audio usually I use Bluetooth A2DP
Keyboard LED: depending on lighting condition
CF Slot: controller disabled, unless transferring photos from camera
SD Slot: controller disabled, unless transferring files from PDA
USB: usually just for file transfer via flash drive
Low batt warning: off, suspend/hibernate disabled


Conclusion:

RM530 vs RM80
1UP for Alternative-Battery
I highly recommend this to everyone.

This post has been edited by xiongguoy: May 12 2010, 05:27 PM

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