Hardware
HP To Offer Battery That Will Last 3 Years
HP will be offering a notebook battery on selected notebooks that will supposedly last 3 years without any degradation in performance. Called the Enviro battery by HP, this was in development for 3 years by Boston Power under the name Sonata.
The battery is designed to go through 1000 recharge cycles before seeing any signs of degradation, the rough equivalent of more than 1 a day for 3 years. As a comparison, current batteries start showing degradation after about 300 charge cycles. It can supposedly be charged to 80$ within 30 minutes. HP will offer the batteries with a 3-year warranty and they’ll be priced $20 to $30 higher than non-Enviro batteries. Users can select it during customization and initially only in the US.
No word on which models this will be available for as of yet.
Via InfoWorld
Isaac
12/10/2008 at 9:19 am
Call me when they come up with one that lasts 3 years without charging…
M@rc
12/11/2008 at 9:02 am
If that one gives me 80$ each time I charge it, I don’t mind paying the extra 20-30 lol