How long should a battery last in a notebook?
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| 1 | I bought online from Levono NZ & it was delivered in late 2017. Tech did a battery report on it As per battery report : capacity 30000mwh full charge 21,760mwh . It's not charging properly. Only charges up to 37% & then runs down quickly. It's a Levono Yoga 310 mme - 2021-09-01 14:41:00 |
| 2 | Battery is dead, time to replace it. kingfisher21 - 2021-09-01 15:03:00 |
| 3 | Depends a lot on how it's used and charged. Hubby has a laptop about 4 yrs old and the battery is DEAD. Mine is maybe 3 yrs old and the battery is fine. Different machines/different usage cases etc etc. Just checked the receipt for his lappy it's 4 yrs old almost exactly. HP. We've had other laptops and the batteries do eventually degrade. 4 yrs is ok but sometimes you'll get more. Edited by nice_lady at 3:17 pm, Wed 1 Sep nice_lady - 2021-09-01 15:14:00 |
| 4 | The 2 new laptops I have had recently (first one was sent back because it was faulty) had a battery app with them that controlled the battery voltage for different applications. It recommended that the charge limit be set to 80% if you were going to have it plugged in all the time. Having them plugged in all the time at 100% charge apparently degrades and shortens the battery life. If it only charges to 37% and runs down quickly it does sound like your battery is prematurely faulty but may have been caused by leaving it plugged in and charging all the time. muppet_slayer - 2021-09-01 16:07:00 |
| 5 | nice_lady wrote:
I still have an old, old Sony Vaio & an ever older Acer. The batteries are fine in those but too slow to be of any use now. I would have bought the Sony Vaios prequakes as I bought 1 for me & 1 for my son. I think I got a $100 discount for buying 2. In the first 2010 EQ my son had a plastic tumbler of water beside his at his flat that spilt on it. It would've cost more to repair than replace. Mine must be over @ 12yrs old now. They don't make them like they used to or are they just more power hungry these days? Edited by mme at 5:19 pm, Wed 1 Sep mme - 2021-09-01 17:17:00 |
| 6 | Well looked after the battery should last a lot longer but most people don't know how too. Unlike lead acid batteries which should be kept fully charged for longevity, lithium batteries in laptops need to be kept about 50% which is about 3.85 volts (Fully charged they are about 4.2volts ) Lots of people have them plugged into the charger all the time which is not good for them. Or leave them flat which is equally bad. duncb - 2021-09-01 17:49:00 |
| 7 | In my experience batteries last around 2-3 years if abused (e.g. kept plugged or discharged in all the time etc) That's the minimum. Anything more than 5 years is a bonus Edited by loose.unit8 at 6:11 pm, Wed 1 Sep loose.unit8 - 2021-09-01 18:10:00 |
| 8 | loose.unit8 wrote:
How do you mean discharged all the time? Do you mean when you don't use it much? mme - 2021-09-01 21:29:00 |
| 9 | mme wrote:
Yeah, goes flat, put in a cupboard somewhere and forgot about loose.unit8 - 2021-09-01 22:30:00 |
| 10 | loose.unit8 wrote:
No I never did that. I use it most days but did take my Chromebook for a 5 day holiday to Coast so didn't use it then. The longest it's gone without use since I got it would have been 1 or 2 day. It was the bees knees until it wasn't! Edited by mme at 11:28 pm, Wed 1 Sep mme - 2021-09-01 23:27:00 |
| 11 | mme wrote:
What he means is, a lithium ion battery does NOT like be left dead flat or fully charged all the time, it shortens the life of them considerably. kingfisher21 - 2021-09-02 01:16:00 |
| 12 | Try draining the battery until the notebook shuts down then wait 10 min start the notebook until it shuts down this is resetting the memory ie % of charge its showing. Edited by leson at 7:15 am, Thu 2 Sep leson - 2021-09-02 07:14:00 |
| 13 | Many devices have software which enables control of the amount and rate of charge. Phones/laptops often allow the owner to set charge to a max of 80%. It's very common. nice_lady - 2021-09-02 07:49:00 |
| 14 | whats the problem? its out of warranty, and its failed. replace it. bitsnpieces2020 - 2021-09-02 08:08:00 |
| 15 | bitsnpieces2020 wrote:
Batteries always have a very limited warranty anyway. It's a given that they deteriorate over time and it's expected they have a limited lifespan before requiring replacement. The 'Problem' is merely that the OP was trying to ascertain, (as per the thread title), "How long should a battery last in a notebook?" They obviously didn't really know. They've been educated and advised now and will undoubtedly replace the battery. Edited by nice_lady at 8:12 am, Thu 2 Sep nice_lady - 2021-09-02 08:10:00 |
| 16 | its a bit like asking how long should a pair of shoes last. bitsnpieces2020 - 2021-09-02 08:27:00 |
| 17 | nice_lady wrote:
Yes thanks I didn't really know. I used my Sony Vaio for over 7 yrs without the battery failing. I never had a battery fail on any device I've had which includes 4 notebooks & 1 tablet. The Tech in KL thought it should have lasted longer. I stick to Levono only bc the techs can do logmein & see what's the issue is & fix it for me. The last Lenovo notebook I had ( was much less expensive) I'm now using an ASUS Chromebook which I got at good price due to being relatively brainless. mme - 2021-09-02 11:27:00 |
| 18 | The techs can use LogMeIn -or a similar remote control program- on ANY computer. nice_lady - 2021-09-02 11:44:00 |
| 19 | Huawei were able to do that on my phone it was incredibe they were able to see what it was running or had been running and were able to test it at the same time all while he was in another part of the country. leson - 2021-09-02 11:51:00 |
| 20 | nice_lady wrote:
Yes my son did something similar to remotely take control over my computer from Melbourne. I didn't know other computer co's had free techs but wouldn't you had to have bought directly from their company? Not from a company like Hardly Normals ( sic.) mme - 2021-09-02 12:35:00 |
| 21 | Well during lock down perhaps hardly normals and snoel lemons are running remote assist ? I doubt it's free. Nothing much is. nice_lady - 2021-09-02 14:05:00 |
| 22 | nice_lady wrote:
It is free if you buy it direct from Lenovo. With my ASUS Chromebook I have a free 1 on 1 tutor at an agency the runs activies for ppl with TBI etc. I'm sure 1 of them told me there was no way to get the shift key to stay on. I'm glad I checked here. One of staff there is a complete idiot & told me that it would require complicated programming to change 2 keys that were reversed, The other switched the keyboard to the US setting. It took 3 seconds to do it! mme - 2021-09-03 10:29:00 |
