Comments on: HP Mini 2140 6 cell battery is chunky but powerful

By: wyscj

wyscj — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:20:40 +0000

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By: John

John — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:21:08 +0000

So is the extended-life battery worth it? The one I was looking at buying looks different than the picture above. Does anyone have experience with ones that look like this one:

http://www.replacementpower.com/store/main.aspx...

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:17:16 +0000

I love my new Mini 1000 with the standard flat battery. I did not see it pointed out yet but the 6 cell sized battery will pose another problem.

The screen on the Mini already does not open far enough back. The large battery option ,as placed, will make the issue much worse.

By: rabbitcat

rabbitcat — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:00:38 +0000

Looks like a lump of turd sticking to the HP…hahah. Thk gdness I opted for the NC10

By: Basooka

Basooka — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:38:32 +0000

Hallo, I always wonder where all this battery life time comes from? In real life the 3cell battery with hp2140 longs about 2.2-2.5h (just surfing in web).

By: SetNick

SetNick — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:43:27 +0000

I get 3 & 1/2 HRs with the standard battery….

By: LaptopBags

LaptopBags — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:31:38 +0000

Interesting look, but who cares as long as the battery lasts!

By: Choice of battery for the HP mini | Laptops Today

Choice of battery for the HP mini | Laptops Today — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:09:36 +0000

[...] Source [Liliputing] [...]

By: DougC3

DougC3 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:56:47 +0000

I think the problem lies in the initial decision to design it as a 4-cell unit and thereby be able to present it as small and light as possible with reference to its competition.

Since long battery life is most important with portable things, it would have been better to integrate the 6-cell battery into the initial product like Asus (in the 1000 series) and Samsung did, rather than stick it on as an afterthought.

By: A

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:15:52 +0000

Can't you see that they INTENTIONALLY designed it this way, so the keyboard would be on a slant?

What they, and many computer users don't understand is that keyboards are supposed to slant DOWN 6 degrees towards the screen for ergonomic reasons.

That makes this both ugly and bad for your hands.

By: Linc (MonkeyKing)

Linc (MonkeyKing) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:38:12 +0000

Chunky is not doubling the thickness, chunk would be adding a 1/4 inch, not a full inch. The phrase you were looking for was 'too stupid to be imagined' as in 'HP Mini 2140 6 cell battery is 'too stupid to be imagined but powerful'.

By: HP Mini 2140 6 Cell battery beefs it up | Eee PC - Blog

HP Mini 2140 6 Cell battery beefs it up | Eee PC - Blog — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:42:37 +0000

[...] hours, where as the 6 cell battery can considerable increase this time by more than twice as much. Liliputing reports that the 6 cell can run for 10 hours if the 2140 has an SSD, but is reduced to 8.5 hours [...]

By: earlycj5

earlycj5 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:44:28 +0000

I have the same 6-cell in my 2133, the fit is just fine, there are no gaps, it doesn't wriggle. It's sorta like it's meant to go there.

By: BoloMKXXVIII

BoloMKXXVIII — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:39:01 +0000

There is some quality design. I think even the Chinese “will fit” batteries will do a better job than this. Does anyone in marketing/administration look at this stuff before they put their name on it???