In follow up to my post about tips to save laptop power when running on a battery, I missed the most obvious, yet significant factor: the battery itself.
When you are buying a laptop, you should almost always opt for an upgraded battery. If you think about it, you will probably have your laptop for several years, so spending an extra $50 (or however much it costs) over the course of time is really not too significant. Considering you don’t know when you will need it and your battery cells can significantly improve the usage time when you are unplugged, the cost is well worth it.
I know when you order laptops from Dell, you have the option to upgrade from a 6 cell to a 9 cell battery and I always go for it. Just keep this in mind the next time you are purchasing a laptop.
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Thanks so much for the useful tips. However, mostly I read on the Internet on How to maximize battery power while the laptop is being used. What about maxing the battery (after having recharged it 100%) when the laptop is turned off completely (not on hibernation or standby). This ACER NETBOOK of mine I bought two months ago was doing fine…until I reset the Power Schemes…. Now, I’ve been resetting and re-resetting (should the standby be set to NEVER?), but when I recharge 100% and put the netbook (unplugged) away for a couple of days (I use this 8.9″-screen netbook just once or twice a week)…the battery power (which should be about 2 1/2 hours) is about an hour or much less…. BY THE WAY, I also deleted the Max Battery power scheme (now I don’t even have the Minimize Battery or the other half a dozen or so options under Power Scheme – available are only the Portable/Laptop (I’ve set it on this, the default?) and the Desk PC…. I just want to make sure that when I RECHARGE THE BATTERY and UNPLUG the netbook and then put it away to later bring it out and use it on battery power…I have enough (at least, say, two hours) battery charge remaining…. Thanks so very much indeed. Most sincerely, Joe
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