Over the past several years, lithium-ion batteries have been the preferred technology, not just for laptop batteries, but also for a number of electronic devices such as cell phones and MP3 players. Some of the main reasons for their popularity are that they are inexpensive to manufacture and that they don’t exhibit many of the [...]

Laptop batteries do not last forever. Even under the best conditions, a laptop battery loses some of its capacity over time, and eventually will need to be replaced. In addition, a number of problems such as over-voltage or under-voltage can cause a battery to fail prematurely. Here are most common signs that it may be [...]

Despite bold news headlines of battery recalls and laptops catching fire, modern laptop batteries are actually very safe. In fact, the number of batteries affected by the problems that caused the recall were extremely low. Batteries include a number of safety features to keep small failures from turning into large problems, and many safety features [...]

While laptop batteries are generally very safe to use, there have been a few stories in the news in recent years about exploding notebook batteries and worldwide laptop and notebook battery recalls.

For the most part, laptop batteries and notebook batteries require little or no maintenance on the part of the user. While there are very few things you need to do to keep a laptop battery running well, there are a few things you should not do. Here, we look at a few safety concerns with [...]