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- by k2dave November 12, 2008 4:59 AM PST
- If you have AC power available, even if just for a minute you can do a battery swap without powering down.
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- by mhinnewyork November 12, 2008 8:29 AM PST
- Excellent suggestions, thanks. Michael Horowitz
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(3 Comments)Also if you have 2 batteries a good suggestion is to try to preserve the best one, storing it at 40% capacity or so in the refrigerator when not needed - this will preserve the life of Li-ion the longest, then charge it up to full before needing it. This works well if you normally run the laptop on AC, but occasionally need to run on batteries.