what is the weight of this machine? and realistic battery life?
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The machine weighs (maybe) four pounds. Battery life is depended upon usage: streaming music eats up the battery life and it will last around four or five hours. Simply typing a manuscript doesn't require as much battery so it could last six hours or more.
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If you're looking for a light weight machine this is not it... that being said, I travel for work for a living and I wanted a big screen machine to help me with various programs and plenty of work space, and this machine defintly delivered. The specified weight is true (5 lbs) which in my book is heavy, but for the size of the laptop (15'6 in) is a great value... Realistic battery life, varies with what programs you have open, but I'll say about 5-6 hours with normal use. If you are looking for a big screen laptop, with some extra features like touchcreen and motion control, for a reasonable price, I would recommend this Lenovo. If you're looking for a light weight machine this is not it... that being said, I travel for work for a living and I wanted a big screen machine to help me with various programs and plenty of work space, and this machine defintly delivered. The specified weight is true (5 lbs) which in my book is heavy, but for the size of the laptop (15'6 in) is a great value... Realistic battery life, varies with what programs you have open, but I'll say about 5-6 hours with normal use. If you are looking for a big screen laptop, with some extra features like touchcreen and motion control, for a... » Read More If you're looking for a light weight machine this is not it... that being said, I travel for work for a living and I wanted a big screen machine to help me with various programs and plenty of work space, and this machine defintly delivered. The specified weight is true (5 lbs) which in my book is heavy, but for the size of the laptop (15'6 in) is a great value... Realistic battery life, varies with what programs you have open, but I'll say about 5-6 hours with normal use. If you are looking for a big screen laptop, with some extra features like touchcreen and motion control, for a reasonable price, I would recommend this Lenovo. « Show Less
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If you're looking for a light weight machine this is not it... that being said, I travel for work for a living and I wanted a big screen machine to help me with various programs and plenty of work space, and this machine defintly delivered. The specified weight is true (5 lbs) which in my book is heavy, but for the size of the laptop (15'6 in) is a great value... Realistic battery life, varies with what programs you have open, but I'll say about 5-6 hours with normal use. If you are looking for a big screen laptop, with some extra features like touchcreen and motion control, for a reasonable price, I would recommend this Lenovo.
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Haven't actually weighed it so I can't really comment. Running full power mode on battery has gotten me 3+ hours.
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It's about 6lbs, pretty standard for a machine it's size. The battery life is only about 2-3 hours depending on what you're doing. Hope this helps!
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Dear JyulrichMaybe you could find the detail specifications on Internet ( including Amazon.com ) as I don't know what you ask correctly - Sorry about that as I'm an old manBut the weight is very light and the performance is super also very thin to carry around.It's been a year only but I'm personally totally satisfied with this in every ways.Cool Computer !!!
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The screen size is smaller than the popular 10 in. I would guess 7-8 inch. Weight? about a pound and not a removable battery.
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around 10 pounds. small footprint, compact design. consider something with a more powerful motor
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The Notebook weights 3 lbs and 8 oz on my kitchen scale. The battery life is closer to 6 hrs with normal use. Activating maximum power saver mode, reducing backlight intensity to, say, 50% etc, etc, might extend the battery life, but at the expense of overall performance.
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Thanks for the reply! I also frequent notebookreview.com....I received my UL30A-A2 today, though, and will put it through the battery test hoops over the next couple of days. Even if it is not the advertised 16 hours 12 hours is still absolutely excellent imo!
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I wish I could answer your question. I only kept the machine for about a week. I did use it with the batteries for about 8 hours each night. As far as long term life of the batteries in the unit, I am not able to answer. Sorry, I am not much help.
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I purchased this computer for someone in our office. It had problems with the screen and didn't function properly, so we returned it (it was purchased in February '13 and returned it within days). Sorry to say, I have no idea what the weight was.
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Thanks for the info thus far, Paul. I've been out of the country, lugging my 8 pound Dell Vostro around with me, wishing I had this baby. Sounds like the wifi card is good. Like the backlit keyboard? I assume the battery life will not be earth shatteringly long what with all the bells and whistles. The two reviews written thus far have provided about zero useful info, so if you can, keep it coming.
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It is very light, without actually trying to put it on a scale I would say 6-7 pounds. With the 4.0 AH battery, another 3 pounds or so. Very easy to handle, and the lightest weight trimmer I have ever used. Hope that helps!
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I got mine in the mail 2 days ago from Amazon. Battery is defn larger and add some weight, however I prefer both. The larger size cups in my hand well, and the weight gives a sturdy feeling to the device. Obviously both just opinions. However I got roughly 32 hours out of the battery with moderate to heavy usage. Left Skype, IM, GPS, and Live Wallpapers on the entire time. I also used the navigation a few times. It was defiantly worth the buy.
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Just to doublecheck, I weighed my UL20A on my (fairly sensitive) kitchen scale. With the battery, but without the power cord, it weighed exactly 3 lbs and 5 oz or 3.312 lbs.
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I can honestly say it has yet to run out of battery in one session... meaning I have had at least 2hrs straight and no low battery warnings...I just plug it in overnight and its good to go in the morning... I also have a dock for it though I never used it...its very convenient has far as weight it feels like a actual notepad...Im sure the internet has how long these batteries are supposed to last but from personal experience I
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I Looked it up on the Flip-Pal site. The weight is: 1 lb. 4.5 oz. (580 gm) without batteries. It is really very light and easy to use.Kind regards, Marc
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It's extremely light. Without weighing it, I'd say that it runs a pound or even less. Your arms won't get tired from using it, that's for sure.
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I would like to know more too.Bluetooth?Wireless G/N?Webcam?3 vs 6 cell battery?Is the weight actually 6 pounds? On dell's website they list the weight as starting at 3 pounds (of course, that is with the 3 cell battery).Come on Amazon...you can give us a better description than this.
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I really think the battery is ok, i have bought two of this laptop and if you are using it continuosly the battery life is approx 10hrs.