Tech Soup

JUNE 20, 2011

Dell says that a full life span for a garden-variety lithium-ion laptop battery is 18 to 24 months. Also it doesn't harm lithium-ion batteries to keep your laptop plugged in to AC power most of the time when you're using it because modern chargers are designed to shut off when the battery is fully charged.

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Laptop Lithium Phone Life 65

Tech Soup

APRIL 21, 2014

In the last 10 years, iron ore production has increased by 180%, cobalt by 165%, and lithium by 125%. Although we’ve been told otherwise, there is no such thing as a “green” cell phone or computer. And if you know how to fix something we don’t, take a few pictures and start a repair guide of your own.

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Phone Lithium Policy Laptop 47

Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 9, 2007

Additionally, there has been a lot of rhetoric on the part of the automakers regarding the greenness of their operations, when in fact what we are seeing is a lot of green-washing. They recognize that green is very vogue right now. They recognize that citizens are extremely concerned about global warming.

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