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Old 05-30-2008, 11:49 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Default Re: Does using AC harm the battery?

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Originally Posted by Ste View Post
I use my laptop all the time while it is charging, and I can say with certainty that the battery does not last as long as it used to.

When I first bought it, I could get maybe 2 hours and 20 minutes out of a full charge, now after a year and half, I am lucky to get an hour and 30 minutes.

very lucky.
I thought I was imagining this, but my laptop also seems to have a shorter battery life then when I first bought it by about 10 minutes I would say. And I use it while it's charging. Actually, I leave it charging almost all the time :/ .

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Originally Posted by sinci View Post

I COULDN'T EVEN LISTEN TO CHOCOLATE RAIN THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH :'[
That's tragic.
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