I had a Dell Latitude D820, brand new, with Vista (immediately after Vista Launch). I used it mostly plugged in for maybe 6 months or so, then I discovered the sleep feature. I liked it and I started to use it for everything. Maybe 5 to 10 cycles per day. Result -> a 9 cell battery went down the drain in 6 months. I replaced the battery and still works. My current laptop (Dell XPS 1730) is 3 years old and still has the original battery which performs normally.
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Paul McNett <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6/22/11 10:28 PM, Grigore Dolghin wrote: >> I don't know the battery type MacBooks use, > > Lithium-Ion. > > >> but these are true for a >> Lithium-Ion battery: >> >> http://www.marco.org/2009/09/24/laptop-battery-myths >> http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batt >> eries > > Well, true to form I guess, I'm having a completely different experience. I > have 5 > batteries, and this one in my MacBook right now is around 3 years old. I see > my cycle > count is lower than I expected, probably because I hit each battery once > every 2-3 > days on average instead of every day, minus weekends and holidays. > > Battery Information: > > Model Information: > Serial Number: SMP-ASMB016-38c6-a04 > Manufacturer: SMP > Device name: ASMB016 > Pack Lot Code: 0000 > PCB Lot Code: 0000 > Firmware Version: 0110 > Hardware Revision: 0200 > Cell Revision: 0102 > Charge Information: > Charge remaining (mAh): 2801 > Fully charged: No > Charging: No > Full charge capacity (mAh): 4770 > Health Information: > Cycle count: 271 > Condition: Good > Battery Installed: Yes > Amperage (mA): -1988 > Voltage (mV): 11274 > > Paul > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
