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Mobile computing has got better with lighter components, better chips and faster processors. But the Achilles heel of a laptop has remained its battery.Modern graphic intensive operating systems and resource hungry applications are cutting down the life of your laptop’s battery every day. The average battery life per continuous use still stands at a maximum of three to four hours. So, a fast depleting battery could very swiftly put the crutches on your ‘mobile’ road trip. So here are we are going to look at ways to increase Sony VGP BPS9 battery life.

In the Stand By mode (or sleep mode), the computer turns of the hard drive and the display but memory remains active while the CPU slows down. This draws on the battery. In contrast, hibernation mode is better because the computer saves the current state and shuts itself down completely thus saving power.If you don’t plan to use the laptop on batteries for quite some time, ensure that the charge is nearly 40 percent – remove the batteries and store it in a cool place.A typical lithium ion battery has an overall average life of 2-3 years. With some care and caution, its mortality can be delayed.

A great little tip to keep in mind is that if you do keep your laptop plugged in for an extensive period of time remove the Sony VGP BPS9A/B battery. Let it discharge and give it a break. This will extend your battery life quite a bit.A laptop with blocked air vents will generate more heat thus reducing the life of the battery. Clean the air vents regularly to keep operating temperatures low. Allow for open space around the vents for air to circulate freely. Keep the area around the laptop clean to avoid entry of dust.

it is always a good idea to never let your battery to drain completely. Once it is drained completely it could appear the risk that the battery to not be able to start the loading process again. The bigger risk is with Li-Po batteries, as described above. Therefore we advise you to recharge your battery when the energy level goes below 20-30%.

Another thing you should is that it doesn’t matter if the battery is fully recharged. You can unplug the recharger even if the level of energy is lower than 100%.

A charging and de-charging process is called cycle. The producer of a battery specifies that this has a life of 300 to 500 cycles. In reality, the the number of these cycles is much higher when you are charging your Sony VGP BPS9/S battery
more frequently.