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Old October 9th 20, 12:18 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Paul[_28_]
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Default Why buying laptops is a bad deal long term (dead battery = unableto boot up)

RayLopez99 wrote:

I wonder why you decide to recharge the battery every few months,
I guess to prevent it from going to zero and thus "shorting out" (or equivalent).
But I'll happily not use a battery if it solves this random
'going to sleep/hibernation' problem.

RL


Maintained for resale value.

I won't live forever.

But really, the laptop is obsolete, and another
person using it will likely use it as a doorstop.

Paul