[Discuss] My HP Pavilion's HD bit the dust and it is 13 years old, so instead of replacing the disk again, I would like a new laptop. But I would like to pay <$300. I do not expect the best or the biggest. I have been told that some computers do not l

[Bill Ricker]

On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 5:25 PM,  <edwardp at linuxmail.org> wrote:
> The one issue I have with my T43, happens to be the battery. Bought two of
> them from an Amazon vendor a few years ago. One didn't last more than an
> hour (on Linux) and the vendor replaced both. From the new batteries,
> gradually, one would only last one hour using Linux and the second battery
> actually held its charge all these years, unopened and it lasts closer to an
> hour and a half. Unfortunately, they're 6-cell batteries. 9-cell is better.

My understanding is laptop batteries really aren't designed for
desktop use, we're cooking them by trickle charging them all day, all
night.    Doesn't change my use tho.

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