Comments on: Can somebody please tell me how long a brand new IBM thinkpad A31P battery is supposed to last? http://www.iboldesign.com/store/can-somebody-please-tell-me-how-long-a-brand-new-ibm-thinkpad-a31p-battery-is-supposed-to-last/ Daily updated blog about computers, gadgets, and consumer electronics news Mon, 21 May 2012 09:17:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Simon T http://www.iboldesign.com/store/can-somebody-please-tell-me-how-long-a-brand-new-ibm-thinkpad-a31p-battery-is-supposed-to-last/#comment-2907 Simon T Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:16:28 +0000 http://www.iboldesign.com/store/can-somebody-please-tell-me-how-long-a-brand-new-ibm-thinkpad-a31p-battery-is-supposed-to-last/#comment-2907 Laptop batteries degrade over time and charge/discharge cycles. A new battery should give you a couple of hours life. It will depend on your power settings, usage and what size battery you get. If you use the power manager to recondition your current battery you may see some improvement. Laptop batteries degrade over time and charge/discharge cycles. A new battery should give you a couple of hours life. It will depend on your power settings, usage and what size battery you get.

If you use the power manager to recondition your current battery you may see some improvement.

]]> By: sfrtbr http://www.iboldesign.com/store/can-somebody-please-tell-me-how-long-a-brand-new-ibm-thinkpad-a31p-battery-is-supposed-to-last/#comment-2906 sfrtbr Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:35:56 +0000 http://www.iboldesign.com/store/can-somebody-please-tell-me-how-long-a-brand-new-ibm-thinkpad-a31p-battery-is-supposed-to-last/#comment-2906 Certainly. That is a lemon and you should contact IBM/Lenovo if you are under warrenty. Battery life for even the most power-hungry laptops is around 1 hour. Certainly. That is a lemon and you should contact IBM/Lenovo if you are under warrenty. Battery life for even the most power-hungry laptops is around 1 hour.

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