XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 16:55:03 -0500, -hh wrote:   
      
   > Wish that was the case, because I've lost some Dell laptops from swollen   
   > batteries at <3 years life:  it doesn't do much good to have upgradable   
   > RAM/SSD designs when the office IT Department then won't even touch   
   > replacing a battery: they just replace the whole kit 'n kaboodle with   
   > new, reimage it to set it up & migrate user data.  Ditto for broken   
   > smartphones too.   
      
   I was happy to see that the refurbished Lenovo T480 laptop I bought allows   
   for cutting off the charging before the battery is completely full and   
   that there is a Linux cli utility to set the charge parameters.   
      
   My new Samsung phone is also intelligent. The manufacturers have figured   
   out that many portable devices are going to spend most of their lives   
   hooked to a charger.   
      
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