Lee Licata said: >Or, do I have it all wrong? I think that you are stressing way too much over something that is just fine. 2.3 hours from a charge is great. 4 hours from a charge with energy management is great. Just use your laptop normally, making sure that you run it from the battery occasionally, rather than leaving it plugged in all the time, and your battery will probably be good for a long time yet. Randy B. Singer Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions) Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html