One of the most important characteristics of a netbook is being portable. And how well it works on the go depends on its battery life. Below is a quick comparison of the battery life for some of the most popular netbooks on the market. All of them have a 6-cell battery and run on Intel Atom N450 CPU with integrated GMA 3150 graphics. Results are based on LaptopMag and Cnet battery test.
| Netbook Model | LaptopMag | CNet | Average |
Asus Eee PC 1005PE-PU17 |
636 minutes | 505 minutes | 570.5 minutes |
Acer Aspire One 532h |
516 minutes | 429 minutes | 472.5 minutes |
Toshiba Mini NB305-N410 |
517 minutes | 424 minutes | 470.5 minutes |
Asus Eee PC 1001P |
520 minutes | 303 minutes | 411.5 minutes |
Sony Vaio W |
402 minutes | 395 minutes | 398.5 minutes |
Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 |
365 minutes | 403 minutes | 384 minutes |
Samsung N210 |
419 minutes | 323 minutes | 371 minutes |
Lenovo Ideapad S10-3 |
415 minutes | 284 minutes | 349.5 minutes |
HP Mini 210 |
397 minutes | 274 minutes | 335.5 minutes |
Samsung NB30 |
382 minutes | 247 minutes | 314.5 minutes |
You will notice some difference between Laptopmag and Cnet result, and that’s because they use different methods for their battery test. Laptopmag perform continuous Web surfing over Wi-Fi until the battery is completely drained; while CNet use video playback to drain the battery. Both tests show that the Asus Eee PC 1005PE-PU17
I would really like to see a similar comparison that shows battery life degredation time. I assume this is specific to the battery and not the laptop.
It would go like this: repeat the above test after the battery has been discharged and recharged 100 times, 200 times, 500 times, 1000 times, etc.