Re: Battery for Winbook XLI Laptop

John wrote:

On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:26:42 GMT, "W. Watson"
<wolf_tracks@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I contacted a battery store in Palo Alto about the battery for an Xli, and
they said they no longer carry them, since they have proven unreliable. This
might be the case. Certainly within three years of having this laptop, the
battery faltered. Any comments on the wisdom of buying a battery for this
laptop?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet


Battery life depends on the type of battery (NiCd, NiMH, Li-Ion), the
type of use (from true portable - battery runs to shutoff to desktop -
always plugged in), and the quality of the charger. Based on my experience as the supply depot for a conculting company, I
would expect about 2 years from NiMH or Li-Ion used in a mixed
portable/desktop environment.
Some lithium-based batteries have a "maximum number of charge cycles"
life, which is not dependent on the level of discharge - just the
number of times it's put on charge.
My personal laptop gets 2.5 to 3 years from a battery in a mixed
environment that's probably 10% portable and 90% desktop.

John

Thanks.
Slightly off topic ...
My Pogo radio (a small iPod-like radio that works like Tivo) has given me trouble with charging from day one. The indicator goes about 1/3 up after long periods of charging it. Since I was still able to use it, so I didn't really get concerned. This weekend it died while recording 90 minutes of a 120 minute program when it was 'fully' (ha!) charged. I e-mailed the mfger and they said it has a cycle life of 500, and that I should disconnect it from the radio for 24 hours then charge it. Seems like a short period to me. If that doesn't work, then I should buy a new battery, Li-poly) from them for $20.
Back on topic ...
A friend told me about a place near Sacramento called <thelaptopconnection.com> that sells used laptops. Maybe I can get one with a wireless connection for e-mail. They accept trade ins. That's what I planned to do with the Lli--e-mail machine with wireless. I'll explore that road with them.


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--

"I'm addicted to placebos. I'd give them up but,
it wouldn't make any difference." -- Steven Wright

Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Battery for Winbook XLI Laptop
    ... Certainly within three years of having this laptop, ... Any comments on the wisdom of buying a battery for this ... portable/desktop environment. ... Some lithium-based batteries have a "maximum number of charge cycles" ...
    (sci.electronics.basics)
  • Re: Battery suggestions
    ... I place it in my laptop. ... Should I charge it extra long? ... If it's a NiMH battery then you should give it one long charge period to ... Lithium ...
    (alt.sys.pc-clone.dell)
  • Re: Laptop battery only lasts for a few minutes - is it knackered?
    ... >>> seconds of warning bleep before the PC switches off. ... >>> the battery again, it goes from totally discharged to 100% charged ... >>> after that) and then discharging it totally until the laptop ... > You can try having it shut right off, then doing a full charge without ...
    (uk.comp.misc)
  • Laptop Estimate
    ... so here's my laptop problem... ... While the laptop is plugged in, the battery icon, signifying that it ... cannot charge my laptop while it's running. ... I woke up at 3am to see it in safemode because the power got ...
    (comp.sys.laptops)
  • Re: Best bang for my laptop buck ?
    ... Does someone know of a SIMPLE online comparison of the CPU products from a potential user viewpoint? ... I don't need to buy the latest/fastest CPU for my laptop - I'm gonna use it to run ... ... VISTA thing settles down. ... You can certainly make a case for long battery life. ...
    (comp.sys.laptops)