Ok...just what is the length of time.....

[Dantzr]

I picked up an A31 (2652-j3u) off of eBay the other day and I was playing with it and was flabbergasted... 98% power left in the battery for....20 minutes? Please oh please tell me this isn't the norm. That this isn't what I am gonna have to deal with. Even my TP600 gets over 1 1/2 hour to 2 hours on a full charge.

I thought I researched everything before deciding on the A31. I have known people in different businesses who use them regularly and love them. If 20-30 minutes is all I am gonna get... guess it will be on eBay again pretty doggone soon.

One of the reasons I went looking for another dependable computer was to get some real speed... and longer battery life.

Yeah... I know... I bought it, it is mine, as well as the oops factor.

But...can someone please tell me if the normal time is LOTS longer, or when I upgrade the RAM (256 now...2 gig soon) that the time will increase exponentially.

I am so disappointed! Please tell me I have nothing to worry about!

Help!!!!

Mike

[pianowizard]

That's just because you have an old battery that no longer holds much charge. Its full capacity is now only a small fraction of the original design capacity. "98%" is with respect to its current full capacity, and it probably corresponds to only ~10% of the design capacity.

If you want to confirm what I said above, download and install the Battery MaxiMiser.

Just replace the battery with a new one, which should last 2 to 3 hours.

[Dantzr]

Thank you PianoWizard! Talk about making my day! I thought I had just about lost everything I had ever claimed about my brainpower!

Now I can leave work and feel like the day ahead is worth living again!!!

Take care!

The Smiling Man!

Mike