In this blog, Microsoft state that what they are seeing 'the phenomenon' as the correct implementation and Win 7 is performing as designed... Which means if you are seeing this error message from your notebook, that your battery is indeed reaching the end of its service life...

http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2010/02/08/windows-7-battery-notification-messages.aspx

Some data points from the art ...

Windows 7 laptops/netbook/notebook users are experiencing an issues where the users may receive a message “Consider replacing your battery” even if their system or battery is new and there was no issues with it before.




This is not impacting all Windows 7 laptops. Some of the laptops/netbooks/notebooks impacted that we know off are:

Asus Eee PC 900
Asus Eee PC 701
LG Xnote R500
HP DV60 ...

It's been one of those busy product days today. Earlier we unveiled the Alienware M11x portable gaming laptop... ...

Now customers in the United States, Canada, the UK, France and Germany, Japan... ...

Techcrunch got this exclusive sneek preview when they bumped into Michael Dell and when you run into Michael Dell, you understandably ask him what he’s carrying in his pockets – after all, the Dell CEO is known for giving impromptu previews of upcoming devices – so it comes as little surprise that he whipped out the Dell Mini 5 MID. He also confirmed its unsubsidized price is a whopping $1,098 pr ...