battery.power.

I thought my computer died. It kept turning itself off, and on monday, it wouldn't turn back on. I called the hp tech support (again) and had an overly frustrating time with them. Their computers were down (that's reassuring), they insisted my computer was 600 something days out of warranty (it has another three and a half months), and they made me repeat my info over and over again. I'm not racist, but I really was annoyed with the indians. Normally it's a fairly painless experience- they overnight me a box with packing material, I overnight it back (for free), they keep it for a day or two, and overnight it back to me all fixed. Since their computers were down, I was told they'd call me with a case number, and they never did. I called them last night, and was ready to punch someone by the time I got off the phone. Long story short(er), my sad laptop's still here, and I asked my dad to bring in my grandad's laptop so I could use it while mine's repaired. Since we're all spoiled and can't last a day without the internet, we've all borrowed it at one time or another. His laptop's actually the same as mine, but it has a better battery. I stuck his on my laptop to see if it would work, and it did- which means that there's some issue with my battery or cord, or the connection between the two. I'll still send it in for repairs, but at least was able to update the info on my external hard drive so I won't lose anything if they reset the hard drive again. The greatest part was the battery life with the big fancy battery. My battery lasts for 7 mins, literally, when it's charged to 100%. It used to be longer- like 3 hours tops, but now goes into hibernation when I unplug it and run the twenty feet from the living room to my bedroom. With the fancy battery, I can actually leave the cord in one room, and use the laptop in another room for an extended period of time. Like now for example. The battery shows 87% charge, and 6hrs 3mins left. I know what's going to be number one on my christmas list.