I just bought a new laptop battery. (Which, the way to do that is to go on Ebay, where you can get a good price if you're willing to wait a week or so). My last battery tanked after six months. I'm determined to get more juice out of this one.

Rlrouse tells us how. Tips include:

• Don't recharge your notebook battery until it is about 80% discharged. Since you'll be subjecting it to fewer charge/discharge cycles it will last longer.
  
• Use the battery as little as possible. Remove it and plug the PC into an AC power source whenever you can.
  
• If you plan to store a notebook battery for an extended period, don't recharge it first.
  
• Never allow your notebook batteries to discharge completely.
  
• Store you batteries in a cool place (around 60 degrees F seems to work best).

Also, check out How Batteries Work.

Thanks!! I think Ill return in the near future