Advice how to increase Spectre XT Touchsmart Ultrabook battery life.

I will receive my Spectre XT Touchsmart Ultrabook back from the repair center tomorrow.Hopefully the issues that it had were resolved so I'm looking forward to enjoying using it again. However, one of the biggest issue that I had with that laptop was it's short battery life. Surfing the web and perhaps doing some light Photoshop work at a cafe makes it last AT MOST 2 and a half hours. Does anyone have advice as to how to make it last at least 3 hours or more? - Does HP CoolSense burn battery life?- I will most likely turn off the backlit keyboard and lower the display brightness to about 40%- Do Dropbox and Box Sync consume a lot of battery?- What are the best Power Options settings to squeeze more battery life? Thanks in advance for any replies.

Hello TheCainMan, Welcome to the HP Forums, I hope you enjoy your experience! To help you get the most out of the HP Forums I would like to direct your attention to the HP Forums Guide First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More. I understand you are looking for some advise on how to extend your battery life on your HP Spectre XT Touchsmart Ultrabook. I am providing you with a link to an HP Support document: Improving Battery Performance (Windows 8, 7, Vista). If you review and follow the document you should be able to extend your battery life. As for how much I cannot say as a lot of it depends on how you use and that is different for every user.
I hope I have answered your question to your satisfaction. Thank you for posting on the HP Forums. Have a great day!

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