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nd11

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13 posts
Sep 9, 2010 1:52 AM
My laptop used to have a battery life of about 3.5 hours and now it is down to 1 hour tops. I went to Las Vegas for a week then when I got back it, my battery was never the same. Try running the computer til the battery dies a couple times but that did not work. I had my computer for less than a year and it is a Toshiba Satellite if that helps. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Sep 8, 2010 9:52pm
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CinciX12

Senior Member

2,874 posts
Sep 9, 2010 4:17 AM
Looks like you need a new battery. I've needed one for about a year. Learn to love having it plugged in. Problem solved.
Sep 9, 2010 12:17am
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dave

Senior Member

4,558 posts
Sep 9, 2010 4:28 AM
every laptop does this. buy a knockoff on ebay, they are cheap. 1 hour is pretty decent though, id wait til it only lasts 15min or less which will happen soon.
Sep 9, 2010 12:28am
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WebFire

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14,779 posts
Sep 9, 2010 12:36 PM
You cannot recover or fix a laptop battery. Couple of tips.

1. Laptop batteries have x amount of charge cycles. Once they are cycled, the battery toast.
2. Do not leave you laptop plugged in all the time. To get max life from your battery, run it down as much as you can each and every time you use the computer.
Sep 9, 2010 8:36am
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nd11

Junior Member

13 posts
Sep 9, 2010 4:52 PM
I guess I will be buying a new battery sometime. Thanks for the help.
Sep 9, 2010 12:52pm
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gerb131

Senior Member

9,932 posts
Sep 9, 2010 5:02 PM
WebFire;476730 wrote:You cannot recover or fix a laptop battery. Couple of tips.

1. Laptop batteries have x amount of charge cycles. Once they are cycled, the battery toast.
2. Do not leave you laptop plugged in all the time. To get max life from your battery, run it down as much as you can each and every time you use the computer.

Good advice.
Sep 9, 2010 1:02pm