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Maybe you also remember batteries wore terrible, especially durability. It was quite common to see people replacing batteries on less than 1 year old laptops. N
by irae 5y ago
Maybe you also remember batteries wore terrible, especially durability. It was quite common to see people replacing batteries on less than 1 year old laptops. Nowadays batteries easily endure 2 to 5 years without becoming useless. Sure, there are still memory issues and reducing total time over the years. But replacement is required way less often.
- pengaru 5y agolipo pouch batteries are not durable, they swell up and deform housings quite often... all it takes is heat.
- BoorishBears 5y agoDurability in this context clearly relates to charging cycles, not physical durability. Old batteries wouldn't be useable at half the age most modern batteries to start swelling
- rconti 5y agoFair point. I bought at least 2 or 3 replacement batteries for the G3 iBook I had in college. Then again, I was probably harder on the battery in those days than I am now, with my laptop often plugged in. I supposed my 2011 Air lated until at least 2018 on the original battery though.