From: Alban Kellerbauer (Alban.Kellerbauer_at_cern.ch)
Date: Wed Jan 31 2001 - 14:52:11 EST
Hello James,
the charging problem that you describe is _not_ present in my system at
all. I usually keep the machine in the Ultrabase and the battery always
charges normally.
Alban
On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, James H. E. Maugham wrote:
> Bonjour Dominique,
>
> Dominique Pivard [mailto:domi_at_kenavo.fi] wrote:
>
> > Thanks for letting us know! Actually, I had been wondering why it took so
> > long for the TP570E to be heavily discounted. After all, it had been
> > superceded by the TP20/21 a long time ago already. I had been tempted by a
> > low-end T20, but I may consider the TP570E after all.
>
> This is a very nice system for the price, especially if you take advantage of
> the Ultabase with DVD option.
>
> My daughter, a true road warrior, has one and absolutely loves it.
>
> There is _one_ known quirk with the system however. Some users have reported
> that when the unit is in the Ultrabase, the internal battery in the laptop is
> _not_ charged. The battery has to be taken out of the laptop and put in the
> Ultrabase. It's _supposed_ to charge the laptop's battery and then a battery in
> the Ultrabase.
>
> However, when a battery is in the Ultrabase it will not charge unless the laptop
> is docked. Go figure.
>
> Regards,
>
> James
>
>
>
>
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