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Is it worth replacing the battery in my 7 year old laptop? (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by Dort_Owl@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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I've had this laptop for seven years. It's an Acer Nitro (cheesy name I know). Replaced the ssd and upgraded the memory around 2024, it goes beautifully despite its age. However the battery is running at about 64% efficiency and I'm dreading that any day now it's going to swell or something.

It's an easy laptop to take apart and updrade to an extent. I know the battery is replaceable. The problem is I wonder if it's worth it to just buy a new laptop. Problem is I can't really afford to get a new laptop unless I get something worse than what I have now. Plus I'm not sure how long it's got to live even if I replace the battery.

Plus I'm... attached to the little guy. I've spent so much work fixing it and it's always run so well that I'm sentimental now.

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[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago

The battery might swell as it ages. But it probably won't. Then the question is: do you want or need more battery life? Is it worth the $50 or so that a new battery costs? If yes, then do it. If it's always just plugged in anyways, then maybe pass.