chao@oahu.cs.ucla.edu (Chia-Chi Chao) (03/09/91)
When I use my NEC Multispeed laptop at home, I take the battery out and use the AC adaptor to reduce the number of charge/discharge cycles. A friend of mine just got a T1000LE yesterday, and I would like to know if there's any problem with disconnecting the battery, if the auto resume feature is not used? From what I have heard, the battery life is only a little more than an hour, and even if not used, the battery would be drained in a few days. If the battery has to be charged/discharged so often, I don't think it will last too long. Right? Thanks for any feedback. -- Chia-Chi Chao chao@cs.ucla.edu ..!ucbvax!cs.ucla.edu!chao
bdf45445@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Brian) (03/09/91)
Well, I have the T1000SE, which is a lot like the LE. First of all, the LE is supposed to have a 3 hour battery life, which can be expanded to 5 hours if you buy the optional modem slot battery. Also, I believe you can not use the computer if the battery is not connected (I know the SE will not let you do this). There is no problem with taking the battery pack out when storing, as this will eliminate the battery drain which occurs when the computer is off. With my computer's battery in and fully charged, the battery will completely drain with the computer off in 7 days, but it won't drain if I disconect it (of course you will lose the autoresume stuff). Perhaps Toshiba has made the LE capable of running with only the ac adaptor and not the battery, but I have not heard anything that says it can. Hope this helps.