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AJL wrote:
On Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:56:37 -0500, "BillW50" wrote:

Who cares if the battery was freshly
manufactured or not?

Pure L-ion battery physics says that a 5 year old 'new' battery will
have a lower capacity than the same battery freshly manufactured.

True, but my 5 year old batteries have 80% or better capacity. Age
doesn't seem to effect capacity very much. Although heat and the number
of recharges does.

As if an unused five year old battery for 40 bucks
gives me 6 years of service after I get it.

The most expensive remanufactured (fresh cells) battery for this Acer
4315 was $100. You saved $60 over your 6 years. So for pennies a month
you will put up with a lower capacity battery?

Like you said, who wants a battery to last 12 years? By then, I have
lost interest in a laptop that old. The only exception is my Palm IIIc
which happens to be 12 years old now. The first lithium battery lasted
about 6 years and this second one is now 6 years old and it is still
going strong (it is also one of those cheap aftermarket ones too).

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Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3