OT: What's up w/ my laptop's battery ?
Papi_Chulo
Miami, FL (or the nearest big-booty club)
For any techies out there.
I have a 17-inch Dell laptop that I bought new about 3 years ago.
For some reason; I seem to be getting just about an 1 hour max out of the battery. I don't recall; but when I bought the thing I thought it advertised more battery life than that.
Is that a normal thing for laptop batteries (i.e. shorter life as they get older even if they are fully recharged)? Anything that can be done other than buying a new battery? Will a new batter generally have longer life or could the problem be somewhere else w/ my laptop?
4 comments
It is the same with all other laptops I have had, eventually the battery's capability to hold a charge is diminished.
Other option is to keep it plugged in at all times.
Also depending on how old the laptop is, keeping it plugged in all the time also lowers the life expectancy. Newer laptops are designed to let the battery drain when plugged in.