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    Battery wear level 17% for just one month.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by cd0207, Jul 17, 2006.

  1. cd0207

    cd0207 Newbie

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    NHC reports 17% wear level on my one month old D620. Is that normal?
     
    cd0207, Jul 17, 2006
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  2. eclecticdoode

    eclecticdoode Notebook Consultant

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    No. Monitor it some more and if it gets worse, contact Dell.
     
    eclecticdoode, Jul 17, 2006
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  3. compsavy

    compsavy Notebook Deity

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    how do you know how much wear your battery goes through?
     
    compsavy, Jul 17, 2006
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    Daetlus Notebook Consultant

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    Daetlus, Jul 18, 2006
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    El-Prodigy Notebook Consultant

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    Do you often use your laptop with battery?
    your case is worse than mine , my battery wear level is 2% after two months with seldom usage which I consider not good
     
    El-Prodigy, Jul 18, 2006
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    jeffmd Notebook Evangelist

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    I have never met a battery that didnt lose noticable amounts of capacity right off the bat. Nicad, NiMH, Lithium Ion, Lithium Poly, they all drive themselves into oblivion wether or not I use the battery alot or not. I hatem. The battery industry sucks. &&
     
    jeffmd, Jul 18, 2006
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