Satellite Pro A200 - 26 minutes of normal time remaining?

Hi all

My laptop Satellite Pro A200 is a little over 1.5 years (or young: P) and I have a huge problem with the battery - it only lasts for a total of _26 minutes_ under "high performace" mode in Vista - other modes the power increase time to 5-7 minutes.

I've tweated the system configuration for:
-too few programs running at startup;
d ' use as little memory in what concerns the graphics (as in the disabled vista themes and operations "fantasies" show window contents while dragging).
-stay on the low light.

The programs that run at startup are my anti virus (F-Secure) and ATI catalyst control.

I also cleaned the registry conflicts and scan for viruses regularly.

I used Ubuntu on this laptop as well and the battery life is not that much better, which leads me to the conclusion that the battery comes to an end.

I was wondering if this duration of battery life (26 minutes max on high performace) is normal for a laptop after only 1.5 years? * (I don't remember how long it has lasted when I first bought).

Also, I have a laptop from other manufacturer of 2 years and its battery lasts a minimum of 4 hours (on Windows XP).
The two laptop batteries are 6 cells.

Any suggestions on how to improve my battery life?

Thanks in advance.

> Satellite Pro A200 laptop computer is a little over 1.5 years and I have a huge problem with the battery - it only lasts for a total of 26 minutes in "high performace" mode in Vista

Battery working time depends on different factors:

If parts of different hardware such as CPU, GPU, HDD, ODD, display perform better performance then dramatically decreases your battery work time
In addition, if you lose a stronger battery (9 or 12 cells cell) then you should be abele run Notepad a lot more time using the battery power.
In addition, the battery loses the own performance systematically and after a long period of use, you will need to replace the battery.

However, if you wish, you can check the Vista Power Options to increase the working time of battery:
Here's a nice article:

How to manage Windows Vista power management features
http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/HTD84026Q0000R01.htm

But in the worst case you will need a new, stronger battery

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