Re: Laptop batteries - where to buy?

Conor wrote in
MPG.1e04ce81502496e98b737@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> In article <4399e17c@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, A2Z says...
>
>> http://www.computerbatteries.co.uk/gb3/index.html?utm_id=04000001&utm_term=notebook+batteries
>>
> I'll vouch for the above. Used them myself. The battery they supplied
> exceeded the battery life of the original when it was new!

What's the best advice for prolonging the usable life of a LiIon laptop
battery, given that I will be using the laptop almost exclusively on mains
but occasionally on batteries when moving between one mains point and
other, or when walking around a house "water divining" for the strength of a
wireless signal.

Should I deliberately run the laptop off batteries from time to time to let
them discharge? Is it possible to unplug the battery while the PC is turned
on, or must I reboot before plugging/unplugging? Should I unplug the battery
when I'm running off mains.

Given that it will cost about £80, I'm anxious that my next battery will
last as long as possible before becoming the electrical equivalent of a
bucket with a big hole in it!





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