Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptop batteries
Lee, is this any use? Asus has stated that the smaller battery is the standard battery for the Eee 900 in Europe, and a longer warranty is provided in exchange,[34] Commentators have noted that the US version launched with the 5800 mAh battery, and a warranty of equal length.[35] Asus have revised their original statement, indicating that the smaller battery is "[p]resently the standard battery supplied in the UK" and "the default standard battery pack for Asus Eee PC 900 worldwide", however Asus will (from June 10, 2008) be providing a battery exchange to all UK Eee PC 900 customers for £10 Peter 2009/10/11 LeeGroups : > > its always fun to brew your own,, crack that thing open!! iv > reconditioned several now with new cells,, works a charm on the models > iv done ;) > > Now, I've been thinking the same thing about an Eee PC battery I have, but > for the life of me I can't see how to get into it without damaging the > battery case! > Any clues? > > Lee > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- Regards Peter Adam Kelly -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptop batteries
Lee, hot wire and split like an egg ;) well to be honest, i haven't done a standard notebook battery pack for a while and I'm always losing touch with whats modern and whatnot, the last battery hack i did was to build a DJ a mobile flight case system. i am more than willing to check up on the cells type just to make sure for you that's its a goer!! and if it is,,, i would fit the cells for you if you like. its really not that hard its just a case of getting the numbers right maybe even limiting yourself to a homebrew desktop charger,,, I have no idea if its a good idea or not, and i cant guarantee the outcome or even if its safe,,, but you can even add extra lil components to the battery pack just to guard against any surprises lol but it can work surprisingly ;) I am sure there are lots of people that will tell you not to do such things but i find that's half the fun lol email me privately if you want to. pe...@thatwilldo.com and yes the domain name is inspired by the art of bodging lol 2009/10/11 LeeGroups : > > its always fun to brew your own,, crack that thing open!! iv > reconditioned several now with new cells,, works a charm on the models > iv done ;) > > Now, I've been thinking the same thing about an Eee PC battery I have, but > for the life of me I can't see how to get into it without damaging the > battery case! > Any clues? > > Lee > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- Regards Peter Adam Kelly -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] MP3 players
Michael G Fletcher wrote: > This is more of a philosophical question... I'm looking for a new mp3 > player, about 4 - 10GB, but not over the top when it comes to > features, I have a smart phone (HTC-Magic running Andriod) . > > If I were to buy an Apple iPod Nano, would I be going against all my > OSS beliefs and values? I have a Cowon iAudio7. Brilliant. Unbelievable battery life. Plays OGG and FLAC, as well as MP3, etc. And it's not Apple. ;-) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptop batteries
its always fun to brew your own,, crack that thing open!! iv reconditioned several now with new cells,, works a charm on the models iv done ;) Now, I've been thinking the same thing about an Eee PC battery I have, but for the life of me I can't see how to get into it without damaging the battery case! Any clues? Lee -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] MP3 players
2009/10/11 Jon Spriggs : > Given that you already have a device which will play MP3s (your > android device), what does a new MP3 player bring you? Better battery > life? Different display? Not being interrupted in the middle of that > killer guitar solo by a stinkin' phone call? > > Ultimately, I'd prefer not to buy an iPod, but that shouldn't stop > you. People like RMS would advocate *strongly* against it, but > ultimately it's down to a simple Pro-vs-Con equation. Does the pain of > the non-freedom aspects of it outweigh it's usefulness to you? If so, > look elsewhere. If not, go for it and enjoy it! :) > -- > Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs LPIC-1 Certified > > 2009/10/11 Michael G Fletcher : >> Hi Guys, >> >> This is more of a philosophical question... I'm looking for a new mp3 >> player, about 4 - 10GB, but not over the top when it comes to >> features, I have a smart phone (HTC-Magic running Andriod) . >> >> If I were to buy an Apple iPod Nano, would I be going against all my >> OSS beliefs and values? >> >> Cheers >> --Michael >> >> _ >> Michael Fletcher >> I have to admit I still use my old 1GB USB stick MP3 player (the cheap type off eBay from a few years back). While sound quality isn't the best, and navigation less than intuitive, it shows up as a USB pen, accepts plain MP3 files and has one killer feature: it uses standard AAA batteries. I get 8 hours or so from a single battery and it's very easy to switch it out. Any other time I listen to music I'm either on my laptop or in my car; both of which play MP3s perfectly fine. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] MP3 players
Given that you already have a device which will play MP3s (your android device), what does a new MP3 player bring you? Better battery life? Different display? Not being interrupted in the middle of that killer guitar solo by a stinkin' phone call? Ultimately, I'd prefer not to buy an iPod, but that shouldn't stop you. People like RMS would advocate *strongly* against it, but ultimately it's down to a simple Pro-vs-Con equation. Does the pain of the non-freedom aspects of it outweigh it's usefulness to you? If so, look elsewhere. If not, go for it and enjoy it! :) -- Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs LPIC-1 Certified 2009/10/11 Michael G Fletcher : > Hi Guys, > > This is more of a philosophical question... I'm looking for a new mp3 > player, about 4 - 10GB, but not over the top when it comes to > features, I have a smart phone (HTC-Magic running Andriod) . > > If I were to buy an Apple iPod Nano, would I be going against all my > OSS beliefs and values? > > Cheers > --Michael > > _ > Michael Fletcher > > Interested in Linux? Then visit - http://www.ilovemylinux.com > Follow me at - http://twitter.com/big_fletch > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] MP3 players
2009/10/11 Michael G Fletcher : > If I were to buy an Apple iPod Nano, would I be going against all my > OSS beliefs and values? > Without knowing what your beliefs and values are that's an impossible question to answer. We can of course make some assumptions. But doing that makes an "Ass" out of "u" and "mptions" apparently. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [OT] MP3 players
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 10:11:56PM +0100, Michael G Fletcher wrote: > Hi Guys, > > This is more of a philosophical question... I'm looking for a new mp3 > player, about 4 - 10GB, but not over the top when it comes to > features, I have a smart phone (HTC-Magic running Andriod) . > > If I were to buy an Apple iPod Nano, would I be going against all my > OSS beliefs and values? Ubuntu, as any other Linux Distro, values Freedom. Part of Freedom is the freedom to choose something that's restrictive if you want to. So in my opinion, it's not :D signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] [OT] MP3 players
Hi Guys, This is more of a philosophical question... I'm looking for a new mp3 player, about 4 - 10GB, but not over the top when it comes to features, I have a smart phone (HTC-Magic running Andriod) . If I were to buy an Apple iPod Nano, would I be going against all my OSS beliefs and values? Cheers --Michael _ Michael Fletcher Interested in Linux? Then visit - http://www.ilovemylinux.com Follow me at - http://twitter.com/big_fletch -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptop batteries
This sounds interesting. Where do the new cells come from ? I have a Tiny laptop and of course the batteries are expensive and quite rare. I haven't opened it yet but I will be doing. What will I expect to see ? Any things to avoid damaging ? On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:38:13 +0100, Peter Adam Kelly wrote: > laptop batteries > > its always fun to brew your own,, crack that thing open!! iv > reconditioned several now with new cells,, works a charm on the models > iv done ;) > > 2009/10/10 mac : >> I'm after a replacement battery for a Dell Inspiron 1525, hopefully for >> less than the £80 Dell charge (25% of the cost of the laptop!). Anyone >> have experience of a reliable supplier for OK low-cost latptop >> batteries? >> >> TIA >> >> mac >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> > > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptop batteries
Ron Rhodes wrote: > I used http://www.budgetbatteries.co.uk/ some time ago, no problems, > would use again if needed. > HTH Ron Thanks Ron - just the kind of recommendation I hoped for! :-) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptop batteries
mac wrote: > Snip > > Thanks for all the suggestions so far. Any more thoughts? > > mac > I used http://www.budgetbatteries.co.uk/ some time ago, no problems, would use again if needed. HTH Ron -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptop batteries
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 8:48 AM, John wrote: > loads of places - first google hit http://www.laptopbatterystore.co.uk Which is the link I sent in the first place, the same folks as sell through e-bay. Appear to turn over a lot of batteries, and positive feedback has to be a good sign. Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptop batteries
John wrote: > loads of places - first google hit http://www.laptopbatterystore.co.uk Yes, I discovered the embarrassment of riches that searching on 'laptop batteries UK' produces - and that is, of course, part of the problem: how do you know which ones are OK?... (BTW - did you spot the BBC survey that found that some ridiculous proportion of UK school children thought that Google's search results were sorted in descending order of truth?!) > not a customer though And that's the crunch - I don't want to stick a pin in the list and hope for the best; so a personal recommendation would help to narrow the list down, and - hopefully - avoid getting stung. :-) mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptop batteries
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 12:38:13AM +0100, Peter Adam Kelly wrote: > laptop batteries > > its always fun to brew your own,, crack that thing open!! iv > reconditioned several now with new cells,, works a charm on the models > iv done ;) > > 2009/10/10 mac : > > I'm after a replacement battery for a Dell Inspiron 1525, hopefully for > > less than the £80 Dell charge (25% of the cost of the laptop!). Anyone > > have experience of a reliable supplier for OK low-cost latptop batteries? > > loads of places - first google hit http://www.laptopbatterystore.co.uk not a customer though -- John -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] laptop batteries
Peter Adam Kelly wrote: > its always fun to brew your own,, crack that thing open!! iv > reconditioned several now with new cells,, works a charm on the models > iv done ;) Sean / Al / Peter / Jonathon >>> Thanks for your replies and suggestions. Reading what you said has helped me clarify what I'm after. I don't have the technical panache to do my own reconditioning (I'd worry about getting it wrong and burning the house down!). And I'm afraid I'm pathologically nervous about the security and TACs of E-bay, PayPal, etc. So I'd like to use a UK supplier, with a real address and phone number as well as a website, that someone here has actually used and can vouch for. I appreciate that this may be an empty set, as a group the size of this list may not have had to replace that many laptop batteries; and I notice that at the moment the number of replies matching my criteria -> 0. I know, I know... If I'm going to be that picky, why don't I just use Dell and pay full whack? OK, but, being retired, I was just hoping to save a few quid. Thanks for all the suggestions so far. Any more thoughts? mac -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
