Battery Designed to Last A Laptop's Lifetime

Iria · Feb 2, 2007, 05:53 AM

Source: PC World
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Anyone with a laptop knows the story: after a few months, the battery won't hold a charge as long as it did when it was new...and it keeps degrading until you have to buy another one.

Now comes a company called Boston Power which unveiled a new battery pack Thursday that the firm claims will last the lifetime of a typical notebook, which is about three years (yes, I know, you've got a notebook from 1997 and it still works great...three years is the AVERAGE time people own a notebook before replacing it). By contrast, a typical, standard, battery pack will last about nine months, they say.

pr0digal jenius · Feb 2, 2007, 06:34 AM

that's awesome...most highly used batteries are shot down to about half a charge by 2 years

CDsDontBurn · Feb 2, 2007, 07:40 AM

hmm.....maybe i should wait to get my HP laptop then

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zaim · Feb 2, 2007, 08:54 AM

isn't the worlds supply of lithium running out or something?

Matth · Feb 2, 2007, 05:39 PM

I thought Sony made batteries that lasted a laptops lifetime

Feb 2, 2007, 05:53 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Battery Designed to Last A Laptop's Lifetime Source: PC World __________ Anyone with a laptop knows the story: after a few months, the battery won't hold a charge as long as it did when it was new...and it keeps degrading until you have to buy another one. Now comes a company called Boston Power which unveiled a new battery pack Thursday that the firm claims will last the lifetime of a typical notebook, which is about three years (yes, I know, you've got a notebook from 1997 and it still works great...three years is the AVERAGE time people own a notebook before replacing it). By contrast, a typical, standard, battery pack will last about nine months, they say.

Feb 2, 2007, 07:40 AM	#3
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Feb 2, 2007, 05:39 PM	#5
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,411 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	I thought Sony made batteries that lasted a laptops lifetime __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread

Feb 2, 2007, 06:34 AM	#2
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	that's awesome...most highly used batteries are shot down to about half a charge by 2 years