All the laptop users out there must be frustrated when their laptop runs out of battery in the middle of some important work. Most laptops have a battery life of not more than 90 minutes so for people who want to extend their laptop’s battery life, an external laptop battery is the best option.
You can buy an external battery for your laptop from any third party company as these batteries are universal and are compatible with any laptop. It doesn’t matter if you are using a Lenovo, IBM or Dell computers, just buy a good quality external laptop battery and you’ll easily boost your battery life anywhere from 4 to 10 hours, depending on the type of battery.
External laptop batteries are lightweight and compact weighing anywhere between 1.6 to 3.3 pounds. Their price ranges from $150 – $500 and they can charge multiple devices at the same time such as cell phones, MP3 players or any hand-held device.
If you want to use your laptop for long durations without any interruptions on the battery front, you can carry an external battery in your laptop bag and use it whenever your laptop battery is low. These batteries easily plug into your laptop’s AC power and they don’t need any software to operate.
With an external laptop battery you can go through long flights or a day at the beach with your laptop and stay connected with your work without worrying about the battery going low. All you need to do is connect the AC adapter to the power point, and then to the port and back to the battery. This will charge the external battery. When the green light glows on the AC adapter, it means that your battery is fully charged.
Once the battery is charged you are ready to carry it in your briefcase and plug it into your laptop whenever you are running out of battery life. For this you need to find the tip that fits your laptop’s AC connector and then connect it to the cord from the external battery.
If your external laptop battery is not equipped to check for voltage then you need to make sure that the voltage is set correctly for your laptop, before you plug it in. The voltage is usually mentioned in the manual of the external battery. You could also check the AC adapter of your laptop for the output voltage.
Once switched on, the laptop will show connected to AC. Now you can use applications such as Word, Firefox, iTunes, MSN messenger and work on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and use full brightness. You are set for another 4 to 7 hours depending on the type of battery you are using.
