TechAmok

topicmaker · Veteran Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 25641

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Hardware shares three tips to boost your notebook's battery life:

ation. This allows the battery to reach a full capacity before you begin to use it "unplugged". Most batteries come with a partial charge, enough to get you going if you absolutely had to. Giving that battery a full charge when it is brand new will help...read more

miglaugh · Senior Member Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 124

It should be criminal that the battery manufacturers don't do this process before you get the battery. I know they can't leave it charged, because leaving a battery charged and without use for extended periods of time will deminish it's life, but still they should atleast do the "most important step" for you.

Also, panasonic developed a batter tech that charges to 80% in minutes, where the hell did this tech disappear to?

If the battery is going to die like they all do, the very least thing they can do is improve the charging time.