A person removing the battery from a laptop with the internal components visible - Ronstik/Getty Images If you have an old laptop with a dying or swollen battery, the idea of removing it entirely and ...

I unplugged my laptop NAS battery after my mom's phone caught fire ...

If you have an old laptop with a dying or swollen battery, the idea of removing it entirely and using the laptop on AC power does sound appealing. You can save some money by not replacing the battery, ...