It really is best to regularly run on battery and not just run continusly on AC with the battery in.  My HP battery life is down to seconds because I did that.<br><br>That said, I understand more modern systems have better charge control circuitry to reduce that effect.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 4:34 PM, Jim March <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:1.jim.march@gmail.com">1.jim.march@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">&gt;&gt;Same with a desktop - some one kicks the cable and down it goes&lt;&lt;<br>
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</div>Thank you Captain Obvious!<br>
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The difference is, you don&#39;t take a desktop to a crowded coffee shop<br>
where there&#39;s cords everydangwhere and people tripping over &#39;em :).<br>
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Jim<br>
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