UPS Back-up Recommendations
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Quote:For laptops, the thing I have been told to worry about regarding power, especially if you mostly run from an outlet like I do, is to run the battery out completely once in a while. It is better for the life of the battery to actually run fully through its discharge/charge cycle once in a while.

Regarding battery life and the discharge/recharge issue, I've heard it described as cordless phone syndrome, and had a laptop battery that suffers greatly from this issue, so I'm with you there. I think the biggest cause of this is repeatedly running down the battery to 50% or so and recharging fully. It's like conditioning the battery into only providing 50% of it's rated power.

I did get my answer, I think, regarding the role of AC adapter in providing some degree of shielding from changes in supply, so thanks to Raelynn.
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UPS Back-up Recommendations - by Tal - 08-23-2007, 04:23 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by Kevin - 08-23-2007, 04:55 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by Raelynn - 08-23-2007, 09:46 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by Sinomin - 08-23-2007, 09:53 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by Kevin - 08-23-2007, 10:56 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by kandrathe - 08-24-2007, 12:37 AM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by khgerg - 08-24-2007, 12:46 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by Pantalaimon - 08-24-2007, 01:07 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by Tal - 08-24-2007, 01:20 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by Tal - 08-24-2007, 02:26 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by Maitre - 08-24-2007, 04:35 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by Raelynn - 08-25-2007, 08:20 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by LochnarITB - 08-25-2007, 08:26 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by Maitre - 08-27-2007, 05:59 PM
UPS Back-up Recommendations - by Bun-Bun - 08-27-2007, 08:43 PM

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