On Tuesday 20 March 2007 14:10, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Tim wrote: > > Standard advice for rechargeable batteries is to use them, you get your > > money's worth that way. If you don't make use of them, it's a waste. > > I'm not sure what this means. > Surely most people will use a laptop > (or indeed any device with a rechargeable battery) > if they have one? > What else would you do with it? > > What I find amazing about this endless discussion > is that it must be the simplest thing in the world > for a lab to work out which usage gives the longest life. > On the other hand, it is difficult for a person with one > or even a few laptops to run an experiment on these lines. > With Li-Ion batteries prevalent on new laptops you would think that there isn't a problem. However, for those with experience of older laptops, I can understand their concern. My daughter bought a new laptop some years back, and it came with no warning about batttery useage. Much later we found a file referring to it, but by then it was too late. She played a DVD on it, and it ran down during the playback. Completely down, and would'nt resurrect. She was told that it would cost £100 for a new battery, which she couldn't afford, so it had to be used in mains. It still is, for that matter. Six years old and I have Fedora6 on it. Anne
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