HP to Offer Three-Year, No-Degrade Notebook Batteries

Iria · Dec 10, 2008, 11:06 PM

Exploding Li-ion batteries aside, one other problem with such batteries is the eventual degradation of their performance. No matter what anyone tells you, the performance of such batteries drops over time. On Wednesday Hewlett-Packard and Boston-Power announced an upcoming option for HP laptops: a battery designed to last for at least three years without performance degradation.
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Source: Tech-Ex

Falstaff · Dec 11, 2008, 10:03 PM

check is definitely in the mail.
I say drop the price of the current battery replacement, period..

Dec 10, 2008, 11:06 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	HP to Offer Three-Year, No-Degrade Notebook Batteries Exploding Li-ion batteries aside, one other problem with such batteries is the eventual degradation of their performance. No matter what anyone tells you, the performance of such batteries drops over time. On Wednesday Hewlett-Packard and Boston-Power announced an upcoming option for HP laptops: a battery designed to last for at least three years without performance degradation. _______________ Source: Tech-Ex

Dec 11, 2008, 10:03 PM	#2
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,048 Rep Power: 207	Re: HP to Offer Three-Year, No-Degrade Notebook Batteries check is definitely in the mail. I say drop the price of the current battery replacement, period.. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."