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On 5 Jul 2003, at 17:40, Anne Neighbors wrote:
> A guy who earns his living troubleshooting computers told me to
> routinely use my Toshiba not connected to electricity but to use it
> until it beeps then connect/recharge.
Some rechargable battery technologies have a "memory" issue, where
discharging them incompletely and then recharging them cuts into the amount
of charge/life they'll deliver in future. Most of the latest batteries do
not, either because they use a different storage technology, or because they
include full discharge before recharge in their (or the laptop's) circuitry.
So this advice may be more valuable with some laptops/batteries than
others. It CAN'T hurt, but if you find it inconvenient, I'd try to find out
what Toshiba recommends for your particular model.
David Gillett
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