It’s been two and half years since we purchased the current
set of staff laptops. Typically,
regardless of make, model, or brand, laptop batteries only last about 18-24
months. So, I know a lot of staff
members are having trouble with their batteries right now. We don’t have blanked policy on replacement,
but our rule of thumb is that if the battery won’t last more than 20 minutes or
so, we’ll replace it. However, if you
are not significantly inconvenienced by a short battery life, keeping your
current battery will save the district money and will not damage your computer
in any way. So, I ask that you only
request a replacement if you truly feel the short charge time is getting in the
way of your work, too. Please also keep
in mind that we will be replacing staff laptops this summer. So, you’ll only have these computers for the
rest of this school year.
If you wish to replace you battery, please contact Angela
Sleeper via email or phone – 848 5240.
She handles the process of getting the new batteries out and getting the
old ones back for recycling. Because we
going to refresh staff computers with a new model next year, we don’t want to
stock a ton of these batteries for the current ones. So, please be patient with us we have to
order more if we run out of stocked batteries.
As always, please don’t hesitate to drop me a note or give a call if you
have further questions.
