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Necessity is the mother of invention, they say, hence the jacked-up MSI Wind you see below. The culprit is a whopping 9-cell battery pack for the netbook, available from third-party sellers on eBay rather than an official MSI accessory, which takes its merely moderate runtime from the standard batteries and boosts it to 7.5 to 10hrs.
The standard 3-cell Wind battery is good for around two hours, while the 6-cell prolongs that to around four. Buyers of this new unofficial pack are reporting Windows XP estimates of up to 10+hrs; it’s uncertain how long exactly the batteries will last (it takes the first few charging cycles to get an accurate estimate), but it’s still a huge improvement over the standard pack.
Of course, the Samsung NC10 recently wowed reviewers with its 7+hrs runtime from a 6-cell pack, which makes me wonder how long it could last with a larger, 9-cell battery. The 9-cell MSI Wind batteries are currently retailing for around £70 ($115), including shipping, on eBay.
[via Wired]
3 Responses to “MSI Wind 9-cell battery giving 10+ hours use”
MarceloR November 3, 2008
Unless the battery pack comes with its own charger, I;d be very cautious about using something like that and having the battery charged by the circuitry built-in to the MSI Wind.
NeutralJ Wheeler November 5, 2008
Doesn’t that monster sort of defeat the purpose of having a light weight highly portable netbook?
Neutrallordevereste March 7, 2009
Just got my 9 cell, it may look like a monster but it’s actually very light and you won’t notice the weight difference. It is however a little bottom heavy for my taste. The 7 plus hours is worth it tho’.
Neutral