Thanks for the comments. However, instead of me doing it once a month, I do it once or twice a day. However, that's because I'm at university, and thus was advised to put the laptop away somewhere out of prying eyes if I've done with it and I am not in my room. Thanks again. On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:05:26 +0100, "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > Wise advice from Toshiba, Christopher. I try to let mine > run down at least once a month, and the battery has lasted > about 3 years so far, and still gives me close to the > expected time off charge. Aside from that, it's on charge > all day when I'm in the office. > > George. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christopher > Hallsworth > Sent: 02 October 2006 17:34 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Re: surely not? > > I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro A100, and what I do is that I > let it do a complete charge/discharge so that the battery > life can be preserved. Is this OK, as I was told to do this > from the Toshiba user manual. Thanks for any help. > On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:59:52 +0100, "Tristram Llewellyn" > <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx> said: > > I have an old Toshiba Tecra circa 2002 that has spent most > of it's > > life on the mains with occasional battery excersions. My > battery is > > far from useless though after 4 or more years you may not > be able to > > expect 100 percent charge but it is still pretty close. > > > > My advice would be a take it off mains every now and again > and run off > > battery once in a while that way the battery gets a bit of > exercise > > and will stay good enough should you ever need it. > > > > Regards. > > > > Tristram Llewellyn > > Sight and Sound Technology > > Technical Support > > www.sightandsound.co.uk > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Ray's Home > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:44 AM > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: surely not? > > > > > > Billy, using your laptop for wireless internet fould > well help run your > > laptop battery down quicker - one more device needing > power. I believe > > some people turn off the screen on a laptop to conserv > battery life. > > > > To your second question, the Answer is 'yes'. This came > up on list > > very recently where many reported their laptop batteries > were almost > > useless because of continuous use on the mains and the > battery getting > > cooked through over charging. Seemingly, few laptops > have the > > 'intelligence' to know when enough is enough. > > > > By the by, this message is by way of a sort of test. > I'm still > > experiencing email problems with Plusnet and it'll be > interesting to > > see how quickly this message reaches the list. > > > > From Ray > > I can be contacted off-list at: > > mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > > Behalf Of TrueBlue > > Sent: 02 October 2006 10:47AM > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [access-uk] surely not? > > > > > > hi guys, > > surely this can't be true. > > I have been told from people on other mailing lists, > that if yu > > connect yur laptop wirelessly to the Internet, it will > run down the > > Laptops battery, quicker than using a ethernet cable. > > Can this be really true?. > > Also on the same list, the suggestion is that it is a > bad Idea to run > > the Laptop VIA the power adaptor. > > Finally, is it better to purchase an external Laptop > keyboard?. > > Billy > > Billy > > > > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1785 (20061002) Information > __________ > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > http://www.eset.com > -- > Christopher Hallsworth > chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following > link:- > ** > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on > the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > -- Christopher Hallsworth chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq