X220T 3 cell battery life

[cegras]

I've been leaning to the X220T over the S7S in light of the digitizer firmware update, and because it seems more robust with a keyboard. Also, it has a larger screen, which is important to me.

One of the deal breakers for me, as pointed out by Jesse in his review, is that the normal 6 cell creates a tilt in portrait mode, which seems like it would make taking notes hard.

Apparently there's a 3 cell option that would fix this issue, as it won't jut out from the bottom. Problem is, what's the battery life? Let's say I use it without any wireless, strictly for digitizer functions.

[Agent 9]

Based on Lenovo's specs for it "Up to 8.8 hours with the 6-cell battery and up to 4 hours with the 3-cell battery" fromhere http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/la..._datasheet.pdf

I would say take what you are getting with the 6-cell battery and cut it in half, then take a little off that and you are probably seeing approximately what real battery life you would get with the 3-cell alone

[cegras]

Optimistically .. probably 3 hours?

[ym1]

I get an hour and half out of my 4 cell on my x220 doing normal network security stuff. Add in mutitouch and a pen I don't see you getting passed an hour unless you turn the power WAY down. Which is about what I get on my x200.

ym

[heatlesssun]

About 2 hours is what I get when I use my 3-cell battery. I would recommend getting both a 3-cell and 6-cell so that when you don't need lots of runtime you can shave off about 8 ounces of weight over the 6-cell battery.

[cegras]

I'm planning on using the 3 cell, maybe, for when I go to classes. I'll probably have brightness relatively low, and be inking only.

[heatlesssun]

You should easily get 2 hours on it under those conditions, use can also run the power saver power plan that turns off Aero transparency to help maximize battery as well.

[cegras]

I was getting the 3 cell mainly to have a level surface for portrait mode, but the more I think about it the more landscape seems to be a better idea. I folded a piece of paper to the X220T dimensions (can you measure the screen dimensions ?) and what breaks portrait mode for me is that it is not as wide as a piece of paper.

I'd gladly spend 1000-1500 for a tablet that is the size of 8.5 x 11.

[heatlesssun]

Note taking works MUCH better in landscape than portrait mode at 1366x768. Personally I think people want to mimic a sheet of paper but don't really understand the notion of scrolling. Not saying that's you but landscape for inking works much better than I think many realize.

[2disbetter]

I want a 3 cell to just make the x220t not so awkward. It'll fit better in a back pack, and with the slice battery should still provide an insane amount of run time.

2d