Windows 7: Where do you use laptop on battery?

I realize that I'm in the minority here but I've personally never understood why people put so much emphasis on battery life in a laptop. I've owned about a dozen laptops over the years and probably only used all of them put together on battery for about 10 hours total. I can't think of anywhere I would take my laptop that there isn't a plug nearby and, if there's a plug, I will use it rather than the battery. When traveling in my RV, I use an inverter and on a plane, I use an adapter for power.

Anybody else out there feel the way I do?

At the kitchen table on weekday mornings, about 20 minutes a pop. I plug in the charger on Sunday night so I'm ready to go for another week.

once a week i let my lappys run on batteries till they die ,it pays in the long run to have at least a monthly charge/discharge cycle

It also pays to sometimes go into the setup screen before windows boots up and leave it until the screen fades away to nothing. Then you know the battery is full discharged. When Windows shuts down through lack of battery power it will still have about 8% charge left. It never goes down completely.

Must be nice to fly first class!
Back in coach we don't get power outlets, so the only place I use the battery is on a plane.

I use battery almost daily. I see no reason why I should take the charger always with me.

+1

my laptop has wireless networking, so i don't need to plug it in to a router to get online.

my laptop also has a battery, so i don't need to plug it in to the wall to get power.

having a laptop without a battery is a bit like having a mobile phone permanently plugged into the charger.

also i often travel across the country by train, and sadly in the uk, the power sockets aren't always on, nor easily accessible.

I have a docking station at work for my laptop and I have to take it home with me every night in case I have to login remotely. I always run on battery at home at night. My Dell E6400 usually lasts a solid 5+ hours on battery....so that handles everything I need at home during the evenings.

College campus. Classrooms don't always have power outlets, and if they do, they are not conveniently placed. Also, a big power cord is a pain to lug around all day in a backpack full of books. Two-hour battery life turns out to be pretty useless...

I use the battery when I am too lazy to plug it in when just checking email. If I ever need battery life for any reason I will pick up a $150 to $200 netbook.