Andrew, Just out of curiosity, how often, in the two years that you've owned your Powerbook, do you use your battery? I don't want to get into the discussion you and David are having, I'm just curious ;-) If there is or isn't a problem with the Wallstreet's charging ability, fine.
One thing you need to consider about laptop batteries in general is how often they are used. I've said this a few times before, and I'll say it again; ideally, you want to fully discharge and fully charge your battery at least once every two weeks. I've seen so many people buy a laptop, always keep it plugged in and running on AC Power, then a year after they get it, they try to run from battery and find they can only get a half hour of life off of it. (I'm not saying thats you, just giving an example ;-) ) That type of behavior is not uncommon if you don't use the battery. David made the comment that you should expect to replace your battery every few years... Maybe... It sounds logical... However, I have 5 laptops at home... All except one will hold a consistent 2 hour charge and they are all at least 5-6 years old. They all have their original batteries... I think proper maintenance is the key. The one that doesn't hold a charge is actually about 10 years old and it held a charge (on it's original battery) just fine until I let a friend borrow it about a year and a hlaf ago for some minor word processing stuff. He always kept it plugged in, never ran it from battery, and, now that I have it back, the battery is officially dead. I'm not going to bother buying a new battery for a laptop that is 10 years old... but I hardly ever use it anyway ;-) Cheers, Sionnach __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus � Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
