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Originally Posted by Hitch
Wow, that's crappy. You really ought to reach out to Amazon about it. I mean it. Granted, it's not the National Debt, in cost, but it should last much longer than that.
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Batteries are constant sources of problems. They
do wear out, and often faster than you would expect. Lithium-Ion batteries are mostly sourced from China these days, and quality isn't always as consistent as might be wished.
I have an Acer netbook that could probably use a new battery, but I haven't bothered. It's used plugged in to an outlet, and battery life isn't a huge issue. It's also ancient, low powered, and a candidate for being replaced entirely. What is likely to happen is that it will get an SSD and become a pure Linux machine. It came with WinXP Home, but with a 1.6ghz Atom CPU and 1.5GB RAM, it's not a candidate for a newer version of Windows. I can get a 40GB SSD for about $40 and swap it in, then put Lubuntu on it. Linux runs well enough in 1.5GB RAM, and slow HD is the major speed bump.
I have an older low end tablet that has decided it can't hold a charge, and will discharge completely over night simply turned on but not actually doing anything. It's shut down and powered off, and is an occasional test bed when connected with a power adapter.
The "production" HP tablet holds a charge well, but I have an eye on on a 10" model. With an external keyboard, that might just replace netbook or laptop when traveling, ans less to carry is good. One bit I haven't seen yet is reports on battery life. It's from the same outfit that made the one that decided it can't hold a charge. I have several of their devices, and only one has the battery problem, but it is a concern.
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Dennis