i got a new battery for my laptop. i got a pretty good deal on it after doing a little research.
my previous battery was only a 8000mAh, this one is 8800mAh, but max is 8792mAh. i don’t know what the orignal battery info
i’m in the middle of breaking it in while writing this. i’m on day 2 of a 3 day process. much of the process is waiting, either for warm battery to cool down, or power to charge up.
the new battery seems to last around 2 1/2 hours on my laptop doing usual sometimes cpu intensive tasks.
I really wish laptops has a better way of knowing when to charge their battery while connected to a power source.
this would optimize battery life i’m sure.
perhaps if we could control it through the acpi somehow?
send a fake event to the acpi? or the power system isnt capable of being disconnected unless physically disconnected. hrmmf 
rrd + gnome-power reporting statistics on usage? with a little math that would provide a nice idea of the actual lifespan of the battery i belive.
[update]
here is some battery stuff i was putting together to rebuild one, but decided to go with buying a new one.
== Availible current prices Full Battery
5400.00 mAh $182.10 + Free Shipping
6000.00 mAh $140 - $101 + ~$12 shipping
8000.00 mAh $183.10 + Free Shipping
The only place [http://www.4starelectronics.com/catalog3/0337/0337-17.html online] i can find that even lists this battery in their catalog doesn’t seem to have the same model number as the battery in my 8000mAh battery. Also they want a $300 min order.
Ebay seemed to have all the 6000mAh batteries, for cheapest. $112.90 USD with shipping.
So I bought one.
Insides:
12 batteries
barcode A11G8314000TW
ICR18650-20B
SAMSUNG SDI
323
Saftey Circuits
530-3261*E
0313 REV:A1
112-3461 REV:A
Linux Description:
## Old Battery ##
2006.06.11 12:56:30 PM
cat /proc/acpi/battery/*/* alarm: unsupported present: yes design capacity: 8000 mWh last full capacity: 892 mWh battery technology: rechargeable design voltage: 11100 mV design capacity warning: 89 mWh design capacity low: 44 mWh capacity granularity 1: 240 mWh capacity granularity 2: 8 mWh model number: 351s1 serial number: 001 battery type: LiOn OEM info: OEM present: yes capacity state: ok charging state: charging present rate: unknown remaining capacity: 76 mWh present voltage: 12433 mV
## New Battery ##
px@pmobilex ~ $ cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/* ; date alarm: unsupported present: yes design capacity: 8800 mWh last full capacity: 8792 mWh battery technology: rechargeable design voltage: 10800 mV design capacity warning: 879 mWh design capacity low: 439 mWh capacity granularity 1: 264 mWh capacity granularity 2: 8 mWh model number: 351s1 serial number: 001 battery type: LiOn OEM info: OEM present: yes capacity state: ok charging state: discharging present rate: unknown remaining capacity: 8600 mWh present voltage: 12293 mV 2006-06-19 04:52:36 PM MST
$ ./battery.sh<br /> Wed Jun 21 13:49:25 MST 2006 alarm: unsupported present: yes design capacity: 8800 mWh last full capacity: 8536 mWh battery technology: rechargeable design voltage: 10800 mV design capacity warning: 853 mWh design capacity low: 426 mWh capacity granularity 1: 264 mWh capacity granularity 2: 8 mWh model number: 351s1 serial number: 001 battery type: LiOn OEM info: OEM present: yes capacity state: ok charging state: discharging present rate: unknown remaining capacity: 7784 mWh present voltage: 12046 mV
battery.sh script
#!/bin/sh date cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/*
Thu Jun 22 15:33:03 MST 2006
alarm: unsupported present: yes design capacity: 8800 mWh last full capacity: 8549 mWh battery technology: rechargeable design voltage: 10800 mV design capacity warning: 854 mWh design capacity low: 427 mWh capacity granularity 1: 264 mWh capacity granularity 2: 8 mWh model number: 351s1 serial number: 001 battery type: LiOn OEM info: OEM present: yes capacity state: ok charging state: charged present rate: unknown remaining capacity: 8549 mWh present voltage: 12646 mV
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