how long should the batteries on my laptop usually last?

[windowman88]

also how to stop my screen from going off iv'e a toshiba equium

[irshu_reeves]

If you put your laptop in high performance and in full resolution with many applications working,you will get atleast 1.5 hours battery life.if you are in power saver mode,then you will get 2.5 hours atleast

[Daniel C]

Mine last about 2 hours

[Nuf said]

if you right click on the desktop and hit properties/personalise, you can go to the screen saver menu. Click on power settings and edit them there.

Your battery should last an hour, but after a year or so they really go down. You shouldn't always have it plugged in.

[David S]

With a new battery and everything running and the screen at full brightness you will get about 1 hour out of the battery. If you go into control panel and power options you can change the screen timeout.

[Blue Magic]

depends on what power setting, it set on high-performance the battery life is shorter, right click on the power icon in the taskbar > power options and see what its currently set on