Laptop's battery?

Iristxo

Ok, so I have my laptop at home, on all day and all night. Basically I am worried about the fact that the battery in rendered nearly unsuable if you have the laptop plugged in 24/7. So what do people do to solve this problem? Maybe someone could answer these questions:

- Are (I am getting a new Inspiron) Inpiron's batteries relatively easy to "plug" in and out?

- Could I, if the answer is yes, purchase second-hand a more or less useless battery and have it on when the computer is on the desk, plugged in, and insert the new battery in the rare occassions (less than once a day) that I will use the laptop away from a plug?

- If the answer to the above is no, what do people with laptops who are on all day do to get around this? I really do not want to swithch my computer on and off every time I want to use it!

Thanks in advance.

AlmightyCushion

The batteries are very easy to remove. Why do you would want a second battery for when it's plugged? I can't see any reason for it except to act as a ups maybe.


What I generally do is take out the battery when I'm running on mains and if I have to use the battery, I just put in the battery and unplug it from the mains. No need to turn it off at all.

Iristxo

Thanks again Almighty. That's what I needed to know.

I think from now on I'll just pm you my questions

AlmightyCushion

I think I'll start charging people for advice, I'd make a killing out of this place.