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<blockquote data-quote="uninfected1" data-source="post: 759840" data-attributes="member: 48923">I&#039;ve been considering whether to switch to a Chromebook too but with all the ones I&#039;ve looked, at, including the two linked above, the battery can&#039;t be removed, so when the battery goes (and it&#039;s always the first thing to go if all the tablets I&#039;ve had are anything to go by) then that&#039;s it.&nbsp; And yes, I have always been very careful with charging, not letting the charge drop below 20% and not quite fully charging except occasionally to recallibrate.What I want is the same as I have with my laptop. Not only a battery that can be replaced, but a machine that can also run on mains without a battery in situ. Until that is the case, then, for me, a Chromebook is not a viable replacement. I&#039;ve had my current laptop for over nine years with no significant issues. Average life of the tablets I&#039;ve had before the battery packs in is just over two years.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="uninfected1, post: 759840, member: 48923"] I've been considering whether to switch to a Chromebook too but with all the ones I've looked, at, including the two linked above, the battery can't be removed, so when the battery goes (and it's always the first thing to go if all the tablets I've had are anything to go by) then that's it. And yes, I have always been very careful with charging, not letting the charge drop below 20% and not quite fully charging except occasionally to recallibrate. What I want is the same as I have with my laptop. Not only a battery that can be replaced, but a machine that can also run on mains without a battery in situ. Until that is the case, then, for me, a Chromebook is not a viable replacement. I've had my current laptop for over nine years with no significant issues. Average life of the tablets I've had before the battery packs in is just over two years. [/QUOTE]

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