Exactly, it shouldn't be called a laptop if it can't even surf the net without being slow without the charger, yet alone a GAMING laptop. It might as well be as good as a very portable and easy to set up desktop. Anyone knows any solutions?
I too have the M15X with the same specs as you, except I have the Nvidea GTX260M instead of ATI, and I too get what you are describing. I get a massive performance drop when I unplug the charger and its like its gone into stealth mode when you unplug it. Iv had my laptop for little over a year and I have just always used it plugged in to play games. I too would like a solutionto this, as it is a laptop and should be able to function as such. Iv just lived with this problem, but a solution would be great.
Maybe, but a lot other other laptops dont throttle down when gaming unplugged, all other laptops i know in fact stay atthe same level of power when unplugged. It feels like its been directly programmed into this laptop to throttle down, which should be the users choice to do, not dells if in fact they have done this to limit the amount of hardware failures they have to replace, that would come at the increased risk of the laptop running at full power unplugged.
Any solutions about this problem so far, I too have m15x with Core i7 740QM, and it slows down badly when on battery even if the High performance mode is turned on which is not acceptable for a notebook that is considered high end...
I have been having the same problem, although it's not as bad as yours. High end games run slowly, but I can still do normal web browsing. Im glad that someone else has this problem because I thought that I was the only one. I think you should just plug it in whenever you're gaming. Also, if you want, what I've been doing is plugging in the laptop, and then taking out the battery. It's healthy for the battery, and the computer still runs everything smoothly.
ZippyBoi
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January 24th, 2011 08:00
Exactly, it shouldn't be called a laptop if it can't even surf the net without being slow without the charger, yet alone a GAMING laptop. It might as well be as good as a very portable and easy to set up desktop. Anyone knows any solutions?
BLa5ter
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January 24th, 2011 08:00
I too have the M15X with the same specs as you, except I have the Nvidea GTX260M instead of ATI, and I too get what you are describing. I get a massive performance drop when I unplug the charger and its like its gone into stealth mode when you unplug it. Iv had my laptop for little over a year and I have just always used it plugged in to play games. I too would like a solutionto this, as it is a laptop and should be able to function as such. Iv just lived with this problem, but a solution would be great.
C_ronic
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January 24th, 2011 09:00
The forum moderator on here has stated about another laptop model. " Gaming should only be done with the AC adapter plugged in.".
BLa5ter
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January 25th, 2011 05:00
Maybe, but a lot other other laptops dont throttle down when gaming unplugged, all other laptops i know in fact stay atthe same level of power when unplugged. It feels like its been directly programmed into this laptop to throttle down, which should be the users choice to do, not dells if in fact they have done this to limit the amount of hardware failures they have to replace, that would come at the increased risk of the laptop running at full power unplugged.
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February 2nd, 2011 13:00
Just curious, are you guys using the 9 cell or 6 cell battery?
BLa5ter
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February 2nd, 2011 16:00
Im using the 9 cell which I paid extra for to allow for longer use while unplugged, but i have to pretty much use it plugged in.
bojsa
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January 26th, 2012 05:00
Any solutions about this problem so far, I too have m15x with Core i7 740QM, and it slows down badly when on battery even if the High performance mode is turned on which is not acceptable for a notebook that is considered high end...
max2million
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July 22nd, 2013 11:00
Hi Shaun,
I have been having the same problem, although it's not as bad as yours. High end games run slowly, but I can still do normal web browsing. Im glad that someone else has this problem because I thought that I was the only one. I think you should just plug it in whenever you're gaming. Also, if you want, what I've been doing is plugging in the laptop, and then taking out the battery. It's healthy for the battery, and the computer still runs everything smoothly.
Im really sorry I can't help more
Max