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ECS ALPHA Laptop Battery

ECS ALPHA Laptop Battery run-time is difficult to determine. Actual laptop battery run-time depends upon the power demands made by the ECS ALPHA laptop�s components. The monitor, the hard drive and other accessories result in extra drain upon the battery, effectively reducing its run-time. The total run- time of the battery is also dependent upon the design of the laptop and all hardware plugged into the USB ports. Generally, a new ECS ALPHA Laptop Battery will run at least as long (and usually longer) as your old battery did when it was new.

Laptops and other small electronic devices share smaller and lighter batteries and are rated by their Volts and Ampers or Miliamperes (1 Ampere or Ah is equivalent to 1000 Milliampere or mAh). To learn the runtime of a battery or its Watt-Hours, the Volts and Amps are multiplied by one another. Generally, the higher the volts the longer the Watt-Hours, but this can still vary depending on the Amps.

You can find your ECS ALPHA laptop�s watt hour usage in the user or specification�s manual. Some laptop manuals will give more than one watt hour specification based on running the already installed OS by itself and or with one other program open as in the laptop�s word processor. This watt information does not include the use of additionally installed programs, software and hardware. Once you open up other programs and start adding pheriphials, the run time will be reduced. Also, WiFi, Gaming and Video Streaming will eat up your battery power very fast and the laptop�s watt hour use does not include these activities. Always consult your manual for specifications regarding your ECS ALPHA Laptop Battery.

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