@TPFLegionaire and @Fishtown You have both been very helpful. I followed some of the Linus tips and by reducing screen brightness and omitting my cordless mouse I was able to increase battery time to 2hrs 45 min (surfing, streaming, email and Office use only) . It's still not impressive, but a great improvement. As it corresponds with the test results mentioned in the article fishtown linked to, I won't get any better result with a new battery. Guess I'll have to live with it and prioritize battery time next time I need a new notebook. Thanks again Nat
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