| I know what you're thinking - my laptop has | | | | technology, but look for new technologies to |
| always had a battery, so it must be green. | | | | show up as science discovers them. |
| Older laptop batteries can have hazardous | | | | It needs to recharge at a rate that makes it |
| chemicals in them such as lead, so they aren't | | | | practical for computing. A green battery should |
| green. A green laptop battery often relies on | | | | provide you with at least four usable hours of |
| lithium-ion technology. It holds a charge longer and | | | | work time. |
| fades less over time so that you replace the | | | | It needs to have a lasting power that holds its |
| battery far less often. Fade is a term that | | | | own. You don't have to replace the battery as |
| describes the gradual failure of the battery - you | | | | often. A green battery will fade less over time - |
| get four hours of computing time from it today, | | | | you should be able to use it twice as long (or |
| but by tomorrow you only get three hours. | | | | more) as an old technology laptop battery. The |
| Eventually, the fade effect means the battery | | | | battery for your laptop is an extremely personal |
| won't hold a charge and you must replace it. | | | | thing. Your laptop won't work well with a battery |
| Longer charges mean you need fewer batteries | | | | that isn't designed for it. In fact, your laptop may |
| for your business trip and less fade means fewer | | | | not work at all with the wrong battery - assuming |
| total batteries over the life of the laptop. | | | | that you can even connect the battery to the |
| An environmentally friendly laptop battery has the | | | | laptop. If you use the wrong battery with your |
| following features: | | | | laptop, you risk fire or other terrifying |
| It's made and packed with earth friendliness in | | | | consequences as well. |
| mind. Of course, the big thing is that the battery | | | | In short, always use batteries that the laptop |
| doesn't contain hazardous chemicals such as lead. | | | | vendor has approved for use with a particular |
| Most green batteries today rely on lithium-ion | | | | laptop. |