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Old 01-06-2009, 11:06 AM
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Re: Battery Life

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Originally Posted by noto220 View Post
I dont understand why the battery would get better what does this mean the battery should atleast last 5+ hours. Without any other connections. I think its been 2 and 1/2 hours and its already like 50%
This has been discussed to death here already. Although Li-Ion and NIMH batteries are not subject to memory effects, they still need to be conditioned for peak performance. This is done by going through a few full charge/discharge cycles.

When I first got my Pro, the battery maybe lasted three hours before I had to chargen it. After about a weel or two of few full charge/discharge's, I can get through a full work day only charging it back up on the trip home. However, this may change a bit from day to day with extra usage or higher usage than normal.