[troypiggo (Troy)]

I've had this Acer Aspire One netbook for just under a year, bought brand new. It has worked flawlessly as my planetarium/goto/imaging/guiding computer. Until recently...

A couple of months ago I decided I wanted to upgrade to a slightly gruntier notebook for image processing, stacking etc. Bought this MacBook Pro. Since then, then poor little Aspire One has been a little neglected.

I would estimate that I hadn't turned it on for maybe a month and it seems, or rather I assume, the battery has died. It still works fine plugged into mains power, but it just won't charge or recognise the battery. I have pulled out the battery, checked connections, plugged back in, made sure it is locked in place correctly. It just won't charge or recognise it.

I'm still trying to get to the bottom of the problem It should, just, be still under warrantly so I'm calling Acer today to find out the process. But if this happened in just a few more weeks, it would be out of warranty.

The solution may be as simple as just buying a new battery for it. I haven't looked at prices recently, but last time I looked they weren't cheap - like $100 compared to the cost of the whole netbook $500.

(Starting to look like computer printers these days. You can buy a cheap laser printer for just over $100 - hardly worth refilling the cartridge or attempting a repair, you just buy a whole new one.)

Anyway, thought I'd post this experience here to hopefully save someone else any potential grief. I'll update when I learn more.

If you've had similar experiences or have something to share, I'd appreciate it.