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Hello everyone! Just got my new sammy today! So far so good. I am thus far very impressed.
Started it up, did the damn partitioning (C 30gigs and D 112). I used the recommended tool to uninstall all of the provided anti-spyware. I also did some of the suggested power saving adjustments in Fredy’s sticky post.
Some things which I’ve just noticed. Now, post-modifications, when I right click my computer and go to properties, it no longer displays the hardware information, i.e. Intel Atom 1.60ghz etc. Now it only displays the following:
Computer:
Samsung Electronics
SEC
0.99 GB RAM(I have not yet installed the 2 gb ram chip, as I haven’t received it).
Thoughts on this?
Also, what is the proper way to condition the battery? I’ve never owned a laptop before so I’m going off of what others tell me. Should I use the battery until it dies and then recharge it fully? How many times should this be done? etc.
Any related thoughts and comments are welcome!
Elephant
There is some useful information here about looking after your battery.
What I try to do…. not think about it too much and enjoy using your netbook. The battery is there for a reason… in my opinion those that disconnect it and put it in a plastic bag in the freezer are probably taking it a bit too far :-).
Thanks for the link! It was helpful, though I do have one question.
One suggestion is that:
“Avoid repetitive and regular full discharges. Li-Ion batteries will lose less charge capacity when partially recharged. Recharging at a 10 to 20% charge level is recommended.”
So, if I am understanding this correctly, I should not be recharging my battery fully? But, rather, that I should only recharge it to 10 or 20 percent? That sounds confusing to me…
Elephant
What that means is do not let the battery completely discharge to 0% before recharging it. Instead wait until the battery is discharged to 10-20% remaining and then recharge it fully again.
That’s a nice link, but I don’t understand how they say not to let the battery get too dead, or completely dead, then tell you to charge it at 10-20%? How is 10% not close to being dead?
I usually charge mine around the 40-50% range. That’s about where it gets by the time I’m done using it for the day.
10% remaining is still quite a bit, additionally the battery will usually have some extra reserves as well so that when it reads 0% it is not actually dead.
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That’s a nice link, but I don’t understand how they say not to let the battery get too dead, or completely dead, then tell you to charge it at 10-20%? How is 10% not close to being dead?I usually charge mine around the 40-50% range. That’s about where it gets by the time I’m done using it for the day.
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As Alfihar mentioned, 10% is still quite a bit of time left and the netbook won’t shut itself off until about 3% in anyway. I always charge my netbook when it reaches 10-15% and have had no issues with battery life; I get about 6 hours with Wi-Fi/Bluetooth on/off when needed for Internet connectivity.FWIW: I used my large laptop most days for over two years, charging it whenever I was using it near a convenient power outlet and occasionally at home when it was low. The battery (also Li-Ion) lasted just over two hours when I got it and it still lasted just over two hours when I stopped using it.
I’ve decided to not worry about it with the NC10. If I’m still using it when the battery doesn’t hold much of a charge anymore, I’ll get a new machine or a new battery. (Probably machine by that point, given how fast computers evolve. :)
Hope this helps.
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