Once in the air on a long flight, the attendant informed the passengers that the “use of electronic devices [was] no longer prohibited.” To pass the time, I decided to pull out my laptop to finish off some work. Normally, I like to use flights for catching up on some sleep, but this day I wasn’t feeling very tired. Relying on my laptop battery that was fully charged the night before, I proceeded to catch up on some overdue business. In this midst of one of my many thoughts, something seemingly far more tragic than an oxygen mask falling down (at least at that moment) happened: My laptop battery died.

My first reaction was to look around for the nearest outlet, only to remember that I was on an airplane and airplanes do not have outlets. I tried to reboot, hoping that it was simply a glitch of some sort, but no such luck. Now what was I to do? I was left staring at a blank screen with a powerless laptop. As I browsed about the cabin, I noticed that there were many other businessmen continuing to work on their laptops. One man in particular was using a similar laptop - a model close to the powerless thing sitting in front of me. Why had his battery lasted longer than mine? Surely we had the same brand of battery, and I am pretty sure that mine is practically new. I sat there for a moment looking around with a baffled and confused look on my face. Now, I was left to endure the rest of this flight thinking of how I could have prevented this.

Of course I do realize that it was not the end of the world. My battery dying did not cause any serious damage. Nonetheless, I was reminded of an important lesson. Always be prepared! One never knows what could happen next, so it is always good to have some type of back-up plan. When it comes to batteries, not all batteries are created equal. Some batteries will simply last longer than others. I have a few friends who like to store extra batteries in their refrigerator. I personally find this a bit extreme and silly, but they will swear that their batteries last longer. I don’t know if this type of storage truly aids in longer life for the batteries, but I do know this: Life is unexpected and so are electronics. Next time, whether is it having extra batteries or not, I am going to do my best to be better prepared.

As an avid user of my laptop, I heavily rely on my battery to work when needed. When shopping for laptop batteries, I find that ebatteriestogo.com is a good source for all my battery needs.

[Ruben Soliman]

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