>Paul Nicholson on 9/5/02 11:51 AM wrote: > >> NiCd batteries are subject to loss of capacity if they are not fully cycled. >> Lithium ion cells do not suffer from this effect. >> >> I believe the iBook is Lithium Ion. >> >> If you want your battery to last don't use it. The more charge/discharge >> cycles you put on your battery the more capacity you LOSE. >> >> Paul > >Are you sure? I purchased my iBook 500MHz (dual USB/combo) from Circuit City >as a demo unit. From day one it had been locked in the security frame and >never run on battery. It was a demo for about 7 months. When I started using >it, I couldn't get more than an hour of use out of it. I ran it down and >charged it several times but it would not get better than an hour. >Thankfully, Apple replaced it under warranty. > >I'm guessing that if you use it too much, or too little, it is detrimental >to the batteries health. There must be some happy medium.
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