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Hi Guys! 

 

I bought this laptop and I LOVE IT!! Apart from the battery life, only 4 hours and only 2 hours under load :(  The battery isn't a one where you can unclip it you have to remove screws etc. Is there a way that I can buy a bigger battery?? 

 

Thanks for your time 

 

 

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/msi-leopard-pro-gp62-7qf-15-6-gaming-laptop-black-10160774-pdt.html 

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What laptop?

Gaming PC NAS Laptop Workstation

CPU: i5 12600KF 6P+4E Ryzen 7 3700X M4 SoC 4P+6E Xeon X5690 6c12t

Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S Wraith Stealth w/NF-A9 Passive Apple CPU Cooler

Motherboard: ASRock Z690 ITX/ax ASUS Pro B550M-C/CSM Apple J713AP Mac-F221BEC8 (Mac Pro 5,1)

RAM: 2x16GB 3600Mhz DDR4 2x16GB 2400MHz DDR4 24GB Micron LPDDR5 4x8GB 1333MHz ECC DDR3

GPU: Sapphire Pulse Radeon 9060 XT 16GB Radeon WX2100 M4 SoC 10C Radeon RX 5700

Storage: 1TB MP34 + 2TB P41 500GB SSD + 2x4TB IronWolf Pro in ZFS Mirror Apple AP0512Z 1TB Crucial MX500

ODD: LG WH14NS40 None LG GP65NB60 USB DVD Writer Don't know

PSU: EVGA 850W GM Silverstone SST-TX300 53.8Wh LiPo Battery Delta DPS-980BB

Case: Silverstone Sugo 14 Dell Inspiron 530S Mac16,12 chassis (13" MBA) 2009-2012 Mac Pro "Cheese Grater"

OS: Gentoo Linux TrueNAS Scale macOS 26 Tahoe Fedora Linux

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 14" M5P MacBook Pro (work) - iPhone 17 Pro - Apple Watch S11

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, iFlash Solo w/128GB SD Card, Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

 

Vehicles: 2002 Ford F150, 2003 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200, 2022 Kawasaki KLR650, 1994 DR350SE

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12 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

Hi Guys! 

 

I bought this laptop and I LOVE IT!! Apart from the battery life, only 4 hours and only 2 hours under load :(  The battery isn't a one where you can unclip it you have to remove screws etc. Is there a way that I can buy a bigger battery?? 

 

Thanks for your time 

 

 

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/msi-leopard-pro-gp62-7qf-15-6-gaming-laptop-black-10160774-pdt.html 

What are you doing off battery?

 

I have MSI GS73VR that I use for school. I can do quite a bit "under load" of browser, compiling in visual studio, word, etc.. I get more than 2 hours.

 

What is your "load" that you're trying to support?

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9 minutes ago, Ryujin2003 said:

What are you doing off battery?

 

I have MSI GS73VR that I use for school. I can do quite a bit "under load" of browser, compiling in visual studio, word, etc.. I get more than 2 hours.

 

What is your "load" that you're trying to support?

Playing games etc 

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3 hours ago, GeorgeKellow said:

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No. 

Laptop Main

(Retired) Zbook 15: i7-6820HQ, M2000M, 32gb, 512gb SSD + 2tb HDD, 4k Dreamcolor

(Retired) Alienware 15 R3: i7-6820HK, GTX1070, 16gb, 512 SSD + 1tb HDD, 1080p

(Retired) T560: i7-6600U, HD520, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1620p

(Retired) P650RS: i7-6820HK, 1070, 16gb, 512gb + 1tb HDD, 4k Samsung PLS

(Retired) MBP 2012 Retina: i7-3820QM, GT650M, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1800p

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1 hour ago, GeorgeKellow said:

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You can't expect gaming loads to run well on battery life. All laptops have the problem of running for extended periods while gaming. 

Laptop Main

(Retired) Zbook 15: i7-6820HQ, M2000M, 32gb, 512gb SSD + 2tb HDD, 4k Dreamcolor

(Retired) Alienware 15 R3: i7-6820HK, GTX1070, 16gb, 512 SSD + 1tb HDD, 1080p

(Retired) T560: i7-6600U, HD520, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1620p

(Retired) P650RS: i7-6820HK, 1070, 16gb, 512gb + 1tb HDD, 4k Samsung PLS

(Retired) MBP 2012 Retina: i7-3820QM, GT650M, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1800p

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