1) Always make sure your are using the correct AC adaptor for your notebook model. Using the incorrect charging unit can cause the battery to not charge fully, correctly, and can severely damage the battery and laptop

2) Cycle your battery at least once a month by letting the battery drain to less than 3%. This helps maintain your battery’s capacity

3) Batteries prefer room temperatures. If used in a cold environment, battery performance can be temporarily degraded. In high temperatures,  the battery may not charge at all, until a normal temperature is restored.  Keep in mind high temperatures can also be caused by intensive calculation or high end graphics applications.

4) If storing your battery, store it with a charge of less than 50% to reduce battery wear.

5) Use the recommended power scheme provided by your laptop computer manufacturer whenever possible.

Using these steps consistently will help promote longer battery life.

How to Maximize Your Laptop’s Battery Life is a post from: Event Technology Blog highlighting computer rentals.

As the computer age-old question goes, when to rent a laptop and when to lease? The most important and significant distinction between the two is the short-term nature of renting. Leases are mainly for long-term commitments and can come with a heavy duty penalty for any broken contract while rentals are often used for short-term time frames.

When is renting a laptop an ideal solution?

Renting a laptop is an ideal solution for business trips, personal travel or anywhere a temporary portable computer is necessary. If you don’t have a laptop to take with you or you’re in need of more than one, then visiting a computer rental company before you leave can save you the hassle of using a hotel business centre or going without altogether. You can also do a web search to find the nearest technology rental company in your destination city.

Are rentals for individual use or can there be multiple rentals?

Rentals can work in larger numbers too. Training sessions, contest stations and internet cafes are other times when renting makes the most sense. If your special events are running for a few days or even weeks at a time, renting is the way to go.

My laptop crashed and is getting repaired or my new laptop is on backorder. How quickly can I receive a rental?

If you’ve sent out your personal laptop to be fixed or have backordered a laptop, rental computers will come to the rescue. Rental companies usually have notebooks in stock and ready to be picked up or shipped overnight to various different locations. Speak with your computer rental company for any advice and information you would need.

Bottom line is, renting laptops is a great solution whether it’s on a whim or planning for a future trip. Most renters will set up and remove all the equipment, not to mention provide you with around the clock technical support, no matter where you are.

When to Rent a Laptop Computer is a post from: Event Technology Blog highlighting computer rentals.