Narks
Vastly intelligent whale-like being from the stars
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My laptop battery is dying - logged onto Ubuntu today, and it tells me it's at 34% capacity, and that it may be old or damaged. My laptop is almost a year and a half old, so I'm leaning towards damaged rather then old (although, the laptop was a rather cheap one, $700 AUD or something).
The battery is definitely dying, though - I've noticed the lifetime has dropped considerably compared to when I first purchased the laptop - hardly an hour.
My two questions:
1). Should I buy a new battery? What should I be looking for in a battery?
2). How can I take better care of my battery? Most of the time, I leave my laptop plugged into the charger. I occasionally use it without a charger (maybe ~1 hour every day), but most of the time when I use it, its plugged in (~2-3 hours a day). I leave the laptop plugged in when I'm not using it.
The battery is definitely dying, though - I've noticed the lifetime has dropped considerably compared to when I first purchased the laptop - hardly an hour.
My two questions:
1). Should I buy a new battery? What should I be looking for in a battery?
2). How can I take better care of my battery? Most of the time, I leave my laptop plugged into the charger. I occasionally use it without a charger (maybe ~1 hour every day), but most of the time when I use it, its plugged in (~2-3 hours a day). I leave the laptop plugged in when I'm not using it.