Satellite L500 - what to expect from the battery?

I just brought a laptop Satellite L500/20. Can someone tell me what to expect of the battery?

I turn on the laptop and the battery will be charged 100%. Basically, as soon as the laptop is turned on, it seems to drain the battery at a rate of 1% every 1 minute. Is this normal? At this rate, my battery died a few hours 1 and a half. I don't watch videos, listen to music or download large files.

I use it mostly just for e-mails, must the battery completely drain it quickly?

Hello

I think it all depends on the battery type (e. g. 9 cells) and what you do with the laptop. For example I have Satellite L300 with Windows XP and I can work 2 hours maximum battery and this means that only surf the Internet without watch videos and the lower display brightness.

According to the battery but I think that 1 hour and 30 minutes are ok on Vista or Windows 7 If you have a superior brightness of the screen.

By the way: on the Toshiba site I found some interesting tips of the battery:
http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/HTD9401AZ0001R01.htm

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