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Laptop Batteries hayley 02-24-2008
Posted by hayley on February 24, 2008, 1:44 am
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 Hi guys i do not know if i am in the right area but PLEASE help. We
have just bought a secondhand Acer Laptop, the first one did not hold
battery life at all it charged to 88% then shut down and would not
start up again. I took it back now we have another acer one. It
charges to 100%, drops to 98% and then suddenly drops after an hour to
5% and then shuts down. Can someone please help me to let me know is
this normal as i have never had a laptop before otherwise i only have
until tomorrow to return it for the second time.

Thanks for all your help

Hayley

Posted by hayley on February 24, 2008, 2:47 am
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> Hi guys i do not know if i am in the right area but PLEASE help. We
> have just bought a secondhand Acer Laptop, the first one did not hold
> battery life at all it charged to 88% then shut down and would not
> start up again. I took it back now we have another acer one. It
> charges to 100%, drops to 98% and then suddenly drops after an hour to
> 5% and then shuts down. Can someone please help me to let me know is
> this normal as i have never had a laptop before otherwise i only have
> until tomorrow to return it for the second time.
>
> Thanks for all your help
> ALSO JUST CHECKED AND IT ONLY LASTED 40MINS BEFORE SHUTTING ITSELF DOWN

> Hayley


Posted by mike on February 24, 2008, 6:30 am
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hayley wrote:
>> Hi guys i do not know if i am in the right area but PLEASE help. We
>> have just bought a secondhand Acer Laptop, the first one did not hold
>> battery life at all it charged to 88% then shut down and would not
>> start up again. I took it back now we have another acer one. It
>> charges to 100%, drops to 98% and then suddenly drops after an hour to
>> 5% and then shuts down. Can someone please help me to let me know is
>> this normal as i have never had a laptop before otherwise i only have
>> until tomorrow to return it for the second time.
>>
>> Thanks for all your help
>> ALSO JUST CHECKED AND IT ONLY LASTED 40MINS BEFORE SHUTTING ITSELF DOWN
>
>> Hayley
>
This is normal behavior for a battery that has exceeded it's useful
lifetime.

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Posted by Chris Hill on February 24, 2008, 10:49 am
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On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:44:40 -0800 (PST), hayley

>Hi guys i do not know if i am in the right area but PLEASE help. We
>have just bought a secondhand Acer Laptop, the first one did not hold
>battery life at all it charged to 88% then shut down and would not
>start up again. I took it back now we have another acer one. It
>charges to 100%, drops to 98% and then suddenly drops after an hour to
>5% and then shuts down. Can someone please help me to let me know is
>this normal as i have never had a laptop before otherwise i only have
>until tomorrow to return it for the second time.


It is normal for an aging battery. If you think you are going to buy
a used laptop with a new battery in it, good luck. Buy a $100 battery
and everything will be fine.

Posted by Barry Watzman on February 24, 2008, 9:04 pm
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It's not normal, this would usually suggest a bad battery rather than a
bad computer. USUALLY, not necessarily always.


hayley wrote:
> Hi guys i do not know if i am in the right area but PLEASE help. We
> have just bought a secondhand Acer Laptop, the first one did not hold
> battery life at all it charged to 88% then shut down and would not
> start up again. I took it back now we have another acer one. It
> charges to 100%, drops to 98% and then suddenly drops after an hour to
> 5% and then shuts down. Can someone please help me to let me know is
> this normal as i have never had a laptop before otherwise i only have
> until tomorrow to return it for the second time.
>
> Thanks for all your help
>
> Hayley

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