Interesting discussion though - some people seem much more willing to accept stuff which is on the verge of being single-battery-life disposable. And that Mac seem to have gone the other direction fr… (View Post)

Oh, I'm sure it is a matter of luck. Neither Mrs C nor I have had to change the Lenovo batteries after quite a few years and she is a heavy user ... And the smartphone? Doddle, cos it's a Fairphone -… (View Post)

This is what I had: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAI6yIZI3rg Our Lenovos take about 30 sec to replace their batteries. Unscrew a panel, pull out old battery, slip new one in, replace panel. I chec… (View Post)

They've obviously been improved since your time! (View Post)

Thanks to you and @Benpointer - my MS laptop became a dud a lot more quickly than that. Edit: thanks for the comments I mean - not blaming you for my laptop ... (View Post)