| One of the conveniences of modern living is | | | | business trip, must always have a fully charged |
| mobility that is made possible by high-tech tools | | | | battery on hand and some extras for |
| that keep up with people who are always on the | | | | emergencies. |
| go. Perhaps the best among these gadgets is the | | | | Currently, there are only three kinds of laptop |
| laptop. | | | | batteries in the market. These are Nickel |
| The laptop has revolutionized the traditional office | | | | Cadmium batteries (first generation rechargeable |
| concept into what we know today as the virtual | | | | batteries), Nickel Metal Hydride batteries, and |
| office. A sales executive can be several miles up | | | | Lithium Ion batteries. All of these are rechargeable. |
| in the sky and still enter his bid to a client through | | | | Among the three kinds mentioned, the Lithium Ion |
| the use of the high-speed Internet connection of | | | | (LiON) is the one used in the latest laptop models. |
| his trusty laptop. Doctors in remote jungles of | | | | Although the most expensive, it is the most |
| Africa communicate with their colleagues through | | | | efficient and reliable. It is lighter, too, and has no |
| web cameras attached to their laptops. With | | | | effect on memory compared to the Nickel Metal |
| Bluetooth technology, wireless connection among | | | | Hydride kind. |
| laptops over a network has enhanced the virtual | | | | Laptop manufacturers may still insist in their |
| office. | | | | manuals that you buy only the same brand of |
| All over the world, several industries-and even | | | | batteries for your unit. But you may want to try |
| lives-depend upon the connectivity among people | | | | some of the universal laptop batteries around that |
| that the laptop and the Internet provide. And | | | | are compatible with most units. These lightweight |
| laptops depend on battery power. A traveling | | | | batteries may even be cheaper compared to the |
| salesman or doctor, or any sensible person on a | | | | established brands in the laptop business. |