Archive for the ‘Battery Tips’ Category

The Many Different Laptop Batteries

Posted on December 28th, 2007 in Battery Tips | 4 Comments »

Whenever you get a laptop one of the first things you want to know is how good is the laptop batteries that it has. Well unless you buy a real top-of-the-line laptop, the battery is probably not going to be that great. Of course worry not, because you can buy better laptop batteries online or [...]

Basic Tips Before Purchasing Laptop Batteries

Posted on December 17th, 2007 in Battery Tips | 3 Comments »

A whole desktop computer is equivalent to a laptop and I suppose the reason why laptops are preferred instead of desktop computers is because of their mobility which is only possible through laptop batteries. The portable machine can be moved around from one place to another without going through any hassle. Due to the laptop [...]

Flash disks increase laptop battery life?

Posted on November 23rd, 2007 in Battery Tips | No Comments »

Laptop PCs need longer battery life. I used a flash-disk based laptop for much of the ’90s and loved its 10-hour laptop battery life. You just have so much more freedom when you don’t need to worry about keeping a laptop battery charged.
I’ve been very interested in how flash drives could extend notebook battery life. [...]

Apple Notebook Battery Monitoring

Posted on October 21st, 2007 in Battery Tips | No Comments »

While the portability of laptops is the main reason they’ve grown increasingly popular, that portability comes a price, namely rechargeable batteries. Not only do these batteries limit how long you can use the computer away from a power outlet, they gradually lose their ability to hold a charge.
Battery Health Monitor: Another freeware option, not quite [...]

Care for Laptop Batteries

Posted on October 21st, 2007 in Battery Tips | 1 Comment »

Lithium Ion notebook batteries wear down because of two factors:

active usage in your notebook battery
natural aging of the notebook battery

Both will wear down your notebook battery over time; the trick is to minimize their impact while still getting the performance out of your laptop battery that you need.
The most important thing to understand about laptop [...]

Refurbished Laptop Batteries

Posted on September 15th, 2007 in Battery News, Battery Tips | No Comments »

There are three refurbished notebook battery types, each named for its component materials:
Nickel Cadmium batteries (NiCad battery) are hardly ever seen anymore. They have dismally low capacities (2000-3000 mAH) and contain heavy metals that harm the environment. Worst of all is the dreaded “memory effect”. When you recharge a Nickel Cadmium battery before it is [...]

Ways To Get More Out Of Your Notebook Battery

Posted on September 7th, 2007 in Battery News, Battery Tips | 1 Comment »

Laptop users love to complain about how their notebook batteries don’t last long enough. But what if you could get more life out of your laptop battery?
Peter Robbins knows when he turns on his two year old laptop, he doesn’t have long to work.
“My laptop battery dies within a half hour,”
Robbins said.
And when he forgets [...]