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