[GLLUG] How would you go about buying a new pc?

[STeve Andre']

If those are LIthium batteries, the counter is put there to 
eliminate the chance of the battery catching fire.  I think
this is more liability lawyers than technical, but its there
for a reason.  Presumably you can query the counter and
see how many charge cycles you have left.

--STeve Andre'

On Thursday 17 November 2005 16:06, Andy Lee wrote:
> Speaking of power supplies, the batteries on their laptops have circuitry
> in them to decide when it's time to replace them. Rather than slowly losing
> capacity, they go from 3 hours to 0 hours without warning, and the laptops
> can't run without a battery. Maybe not all models, but that's what I found
> with the 5150.
>
> >>> "Lachniet, Mark" <mlachniet at sequoianet.com> 11/17/2005 4:01 PM >>>
>
> I guess I've been lucky - I have 5 dells of varying models, bought over the
> last 3 years, and nary a problem (except one dead power supply).
>
> Mark Lachniet