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evenhorizon On August 27, 2010




N?rnberg, Germany
#1New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:13:01
I took my computer to this place, besides being a mess of an experience (had to file a complain with the better business bureau) after getting my computer back I noticed now the battery which used to last two hours now can barely hold 20 minutes fully charged and on power saver mode.

Did the windows (vista) reinstall may have screwed up something there? any alternatives besides changing the batter?

By the way, IT IS THE SAME BATTERY, no one exchanged it.
raditz On March 24, 2024
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Houston, Texas
#2New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:14:24
They probably kept your battery and gave you a crap battery in return. lol
jonnythan On August 02, 2014
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Here and there,
#3New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:14:52
@raditz Said

They probably kept your battery and gave you a crap battery in return. lol


That was my guess.
evenhorizon On August 27, 2010




N?rnberg, Germany
#4New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:17:05
@jonnythan Said

That was my guess.


ANy suggestion to solve the problem? It's the same battery.
evenhorizon On August 27, 2010




N?rnberg, Germany
#5New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:17:36
@raditz Said

They probably kept your battery and gave you a crap battery in return. lol



ANy suggestion to solve the problem? It's the same battery.
Karma_Junkie On September 18, 2011
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Cheshire, United Kingdom
#6New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:17:50
I had the same thoughts as Plebs and Jonnythan.
evenhorizon On August 27, 2010




N?rnberg, Germany
#7New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:18:42
@Karma_Junkie Said

I had the same thoughts as Plebs and Jonnythan.


Ok, so for the third time, now to you, it IS THE SAME BATTERY, any suggestion to solve the problem with it?
jonnythan On August 02, 2014
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Here and there,
#8New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:20:25
How do you know it's the same battery?
Karma_Junkie On September 18, 2011
Miss Dizzy Bastard





Cheshire, United Kingdom
#9New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:20:51
@evenhorizon Said

Ok, so for the third time, now to you, it IS THE SAME BATTERY, any suggestion to solve the problem with it?



I posted that at the same time you posted above and therefore had NOT read your reply, no need to get your knickers in a twist
evenhorizon On August 27, 2010




N?rnberg, Germany
#10New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:21:59
@jonnythan Said

How do you know it's the same battery?



It has my initials engraved in the inside and it has a small dent right where it hooks with the computer.
someone_else On August 30, 2012
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American Alps, Washington
#11New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:22:08
How long did it they have your laptop?
raditz On March 24, 2024
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Houston, Texas
#12New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:22:21
@evenhorizon Said

ANy suggestion to solve the problem? It's the same battery.



Buy a new battery. The shop you took it to sounds like a rat shack, so they would probably deny swapping the batteries (if they did).
someone_else On August 30, 2012
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American Alps, Washington
#13New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:23:30
Here honey. Free of charge.

evenhorizon On August 27, 2010




N?rnberg, Germany
#14New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:24:29
@someone_else Said

How long did it they have your laptop?


About 24 hours. I took it there for a boot file corruption.
raditz On March 24, 2024
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Houston, Texas
#15New Post! Jul 07, 2010 @ 22:28:58
It's possible they could have programs running in the "background" that could decrease the battery life, but to decrease it that much your computer would be so slow it would be almost impossible to not notice.

Other than swapping batteries, I don't know of anything else that could cause such an extreme drop in performance.
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