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    BATTERY DEAD! Complelty!

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by o1d1e1d1, Jun 28, 2008.

  1. o1d1e1d1

    o1d1e1d1 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey.

    After only 1.5 years, my battery is DEAD!

    It's not as if she even lasts for 10 minutes. I plug it out and 5 minutes after that it goes dead - it doesn't even get the chance to let me know that it's running out of power.

    What should I do?
    Should I take it up to Lenovo, or am will this be a waist of time?

    How can a battery die after a year and a half of proper use?
    I need to mentioned that I used it all the time, and that I followed the guidelines (I used it until it's empty before plugging it and charging again).
     
    o1d1e1d1, Jun 28, 2008
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  2. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    For lithium-ion battery, it's actually a bad thing to drain it all the time, they don't really like to be drained too empty.

    You can try going to Lenovo, although your model is not listed, so I'm not 100% sure.

     
    stewie, Jun 28, 2008
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  3. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    stewie, Jun 28, 2008
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  4. bananaman

    bananaman Notebook Consultant

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    Wow! I never had a laptop battery last that long! About a year is normal in my experience (X22, X41, X61, Sony SZ). They just go over a cliff - from hours to minutes. Such is the state of battery technology today. I use my laptops on battery every day.

    You got a very long life out of that battery! Time to buy a new one.
     
    bananaman, Jun 28, 2008
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  5. JaneL

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    Well, that depends. Does your unit fit the criteria in Mark's note?
     
    JaneL, Jun 28, 2008
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    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    Mine is almost a year old and the power manager is indicating that the battery is funcationing at 96% of it's new capacity.
     
    Renee, Jun 28, 2008
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    JwY Notebook Consultant

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    How many cycles have you been through? It's going to die sooner for someone using it more.
     
    JwY, Jun 29, 2008
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  8. o1d1e1d1

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    Thank you all, but what is going on?
    I had a dell laptop that his battery lasted for 5 years! So where is this coming from? I also have friends that know nothing about taking care of their machines, and they all out-lasted my battery by years.
     
    o1d1e1d1, Jun 29, 2008
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    batman5315 Notebook Evangelist

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    batman5315, Jun 30, 2008
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