amazon.com/gp/product/B0050MUSLY
Very impressed so far. You get 2 batteries, travel charger, and it fits the stock battery housing....though a tad larger than the 1500mAh. It also charges much quicker than my stock battery
Battery Install
1. Installed the battery
2. Drained it down until phone cutoff
3. Powered it up to 100%
4. Cleared statistics
5. Disconnected, then bump charged it(It dropped 5% in 5mins on first disconnect, but not since)
After this process, the battery has shown great life. My stock battery would drain to 75% in about a hour just on idle. 10hrs later, this battery is at 75% with no use other than the music player. I'm starting to think the stock battery had probably gone bad. I say this because of the slow charging, quick drain, and failure to properly report battery life. When the battery gauge would show about 80%, the battery would actually be at 65%. The new battery reports much closer the what the battery gauge displays. I have the battery history reports if anyone want to check it out. Battery Widget Monitor is a great tool.
Here are my phone Specs(same I had on stock battery)
- SkyRaider 4.2
- Incredikernel #4
- SetCpu
-- Awake 652/245: Smartass Governor
-- Sleep 384/128, Smartass Governor
I've only had the battery for about 20hrs, but very impressed so far. $30 was pretty cheap, I figured it was worth a shot, and happy I did.
I looked at this, too. I appreciate your positive remarks.
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Does it fit under the original back plate?
It does but is a little snug. No worries at all if you have any sort of case over your phone but if you just have the bare incredible there's more of a risk of the back cover popping off while hitting the ground or other movements.
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It does but is a little snug. No worries at all if you have any sort of case over your phone but if you just have the bare incredible there's more of a risk of the back cover popping off while hitting the ground or other movements.
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you can find the same thing for less (< $10) on bendoverbay.
I went to the url you posted and they state 1700mah.
Are the ones you got really 1900mah?
interesting. saw these and wondered if they were any good. Thanks.
You can go on ebay and get a 3500mah extended battery with cover for $7. (http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-Droid-Incredible-3500MAH-Extended-Battery-Cover-US-Seller-/270836411492) Been using one for a month now and it has tripled my battery life.
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You can go on ebay and get a 3500mah extended battery with cover for $7. (http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTC-Droid-Incredible-3500MAH-Extended-Battery-Cover-US-Seller-/270836411492) Been using one for a month now and it has tripled my battery life.
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Does it make the phone much bigger?
Maxim726X said:
Does it make the phone much bigger?
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Yeah a little bit probably like 25% thicker. I thought i was going to hate it being thicker but its actually easier to hold now and therfore i drop it less.
sounds like that. it needs a extra cover
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sounds like that. it needs a extra cover
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Yes it does need and extended back cover, but it is included in the deal with the battery.
don't trust the 3590's. drops to 75% within minutes. they seem to lose their touch after a month of usage. they hold a charge but only the equivalence to stock making the extra cells useless and defective
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don't trust the 3590's. drops to 75% within minutes. they seem to lose their touch after a month of usage. they hold a charge but only the equivalence to stock making the extra cells useless and defective
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I guess i will see. I have been using it for over a month now and have had no issues. My percent does not drop down right away and i went from 12+ hours on the stock battery to 24+ with the 3500mah.
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So right now I have some choices:
Go with a Seidio Innocell 3500mAh that will be about 60 bucks through Amazon that has a massive hump in the back.
Go with a solar power battery of some sort (they have 3500 mAh batteries online)
Go with cheap backup batteries.
Try recharging the battery in the method that HTC recommended.
What do you guys think?
Just curious...why? As a backup or did you have a problem with your battery?
I'd cop an extra battery, I hate the added bulk but that's just me.
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I'd cop an extra battery, I hate the added bulk but that's just me.
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+1, they are not expensive either, though I do think the actual EVO battery cost more than a Touch Pro or TP2 battery, which, by coincidence, are the same as the stock EVO battery....
I want a new or extra battery because:
Even with all the phone setting tweaks, my battery life is still pathetic. I want something I can run the phone normally with, without having to worry about my battery going dead.
And my phone did not receive the new update, which supposedly helps the battery life out.
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I want a new or extra battery because:
Even with all the phone setting tweaks, my battery life is still pathetic. I want something I can run the phone normally with, without having to worry about my battery going dead.
And my phone did not receive the new update, which supposedly helps the battery life out.
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How bad battery life you getting? I am able to get around 12-15 hours of use which is pretty good for me.
It seemed to be doing better, lasting longer than before but today, I pulled it off the charger, it was at full battery. Then I had it sit there for about an hour and half maybe (doing nothing) and I looked and all the sudden it's down to just over half battery life.
I'm not sure what's going on. Before the Network setting change, I couldn't even use the phone for 20 minutes without the thing dropping to 75% charge. After that it lasted much much longer, except for today.
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+1, they are not expensive either, though I do think the actual EVO battery cost more than a Touch Pro or TP2 battery, which, by coincidence, are the same as the stock EVO battery....
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hah yeah , definitely need to get an extra battery. I want a yellow battery like in that HD Mini!
I am convinced that there was a bad batch off Evo batteries. You might find that another 1500mah solves your issues.
Also, be careful with the 3rd party 2000mah battery as it is reported to have a real world capacity off approx 1100mah!!
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So right now I have some choices:
Go with a Seidio Innocell 3500mAh that will be about 60 bucks through Amazon that has a massive hump in the back.
Go with a solar power battery of some sort (they have 3500 mAh batteries online)
Go with cheap backup batteries.
Try recharging the battery in the method that HTC recommended.
What do you guys think?
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60 will get you 12 aftermarket tp2 batteries and 6 multi function battery chargers, batteries rated at 1500 but I don't believe they are actually that high, I'm standing at 7 hours of above moderate use on one, would easily last me through a day of work at normal use. THIS IS OFF EBAY. These batteries have not been conditioned by me yet, so I'll do that and test again.
I just put in my Hero battery into my new Evo and it works fine. Has anyone else tried this? No wonder the battery dies in 2 sec., a much bigger phone is using the same battery. What batteries is everyone using to get more time? I'm getting half a day with Fresh Rom right now.
HTC uses the same 1500mah battery in the in a couple of models. I think the hd2 uses the same battery. I'm on damagecontrol and easily seeing 16 to 18 hours. I also did the HTC recommend battery conditioning.
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HTC uses the same 1500mah battery in the in a couple of models. I think the hd2 uses the same battery. I'm on damagecontrol and easily seeing 16 to 18 hours. I also did the HTC recommend battery conditioning.
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If the HTC recommended conditioning is so important, why was it now part of the instructions? I feel like we were ripped off just like Apple with their antenna.
Does the conditioning have to do with the phone or the battery? Since the battery with my hero worked a lot better, should I just swap them out?
The conditioning is for the battery. It is dumb that HTC didn't fix this to begin with, but it's not hard to do.
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If the HTC recommended conditioning is so important, why was it now part of the instructions? I feel like we were ripped off just like Apple with their antenna.
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An antenna design flaw that needs an aftermarket purchased fix (or duct tape) vs charging your battery a special way one time?
HTC realized the error and posted a fix that anyone can do. Apple said "hold it different"
That's pretty different to me.
Quick Question.. Do you have to re-condition the battery everytime you fully charge it or is it an only 1 time thing? Honestly, Id hate to waste a good hour a night trying to top off my battery..
At that rate, It works out to a wasted 30-31 hours a month just trying to keep the battery in top shape
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Quick Question.. Do you have to re-condition the battery everytime you fully charge it or is it an only 1 time thing? Honestly, Id hate to waste a good hour a night trying to top off my battery..
At that rate, It works out to a wasted 30-31 hours a month just trying to keep the battery in top shape
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I think it has more to do with leaving it on while charged. There has been some back and forth I believe over the trickle charge vs keeping a charge, blah blah blah....
But now that I turn off my phone, let it charge over night, it drains slower. My phone has been off the charger 6 hours and is at 80%. I haven't used it much though, this is way better than the 1 hour = 10% drain when doing nothing.
The first 5% does go by pretty fast though - I've noticed the lower the percentage read out, the slower it takes to inch towards 0. Anyone else feel that the "second half" of the battery lasts longer than the first half?
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An antenna design flaw that needs an aftermarket purchased fix (or duct tape) vs charging your battery a special way one time?
HTC realized the error and posted a fix that anyone can do. Apple said "hold it different"
That's pretty different to me.
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I totally agree with you, I was just making a joke! Has anyone tried any of the batteries on Ebay?
Ok my gf has gotten the surround for xmas. I wanted to see others battery usage. In essrnce how long does your battery last. Hers seems to die pretty fast and was curiuos if this is common for these phones. I would give an estimate of the time but cant atm bit will tm.
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Ok my gf has gotten the surround for xmas. I wanted to see others battery usage. In essrnce how long does your battery last. Hers seems to die pretty fast and was curiuos if this is common for these phones. I would give an estimate of the time but cant atm bit will tm.
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Lots of complaints on the web about this. I've had mine a few days. In my experience, like all smartphones, doing a lot of stuff (like, the things you'd do with a new phone the first few days you have it) will drain it quickly. Once you settle into a normal usage pattern, you'll probably see an improvement.
The "bad battery life" complaint always seems to come from people the first few days they own a phone and are basically turning it on and fiddling with it every 30 seconds. When used like a smartphone is normally used, you shouldn't have a problem getting through a full day with it.
Oh i know bout battery life. I got the incredible. Only 12 hours charge(but i use alot).
Thanks for the response though. Just seeing if the fast battery drain is normal for this phone. She is deffinately not a heavy user besides txt. But it seems a fast battery drain is normal. So its cool
Do you use a battery charging technique called "bump charching"?
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Battery gets conditioned as you use it. Just keep using it and in about a week you should get normal battery life. The issue is that the os handles both charging and discharging so after a few uses the battery and the os reach its peak performance
I believe it is alteady beggining to condition. She's just not used to having such battery drain. Its seems more stable in its level of drain. I also had her "bump" charge. To get a full capacitu battery. I notices these phone only have a 1250mwh batterys.
msanda_77 said:
Battery gets conditioned as you use it. Just keep using it and in about a week you should get normal battery life. The issue is that the os handles both charging and discharging so after a few uses the battery and the os reach its peak performance
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Battery life is horrid compared to the Fuze. I get anywhere from 12-14 hours before needing a recharge and I have been several charge cycles. I suggest turning off data connections when possible and using wifi.
Better Battery life
My htc surround also consumes a lot of energy. So today I entered in SETTING > CELLULAR > and turned OFF data connection. I think this is change may save a lot of energy, at least I can use this strategy whenever I dont need the data connection.
Lets see what happens
1500mAH Batteries on eBay
The stock battery that comes with the HTC Surround is only 1230mAH (or something on that order). There are several sellers on eBay who sell an aftermarket battery like this one: cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130467721933, which is actually a package of three batteries and a charger for $12.99 with free shipping - perfect for me and my wife to use and always have a freshly charged spare.
These batteries should give a little better than 20% improvement in battery life over the stock one. Does anyone here have any experience with them?
Sorry for the cut and paste link - as a new user I am apparently guilty of spamming before I had even thought of it (like Minority Report).
As of now she gets between 2 to 3 days use with medium txting.
Can any body else report on their battery lifes.
Also has anyone bump charged and seen an increase in their battery charge.
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Good Battery Life
I use my data connection constantly, never shutting it off. Also, I spend about half of my day in the center of a building not getting any reception, consistently going from an area with service to one without, which has the phone searching endlessly for a signal. For the first week, the battery was drained within 12 hours, but now in the second week, I have about half of the battery left when i get home, play games, check email, do EVERYTHING, and probably have about 25% when i get into bed and only plug it in as I go to sleep. On previous phones, I would have been able to do this two days in a row.
I came from a Tilt 2 and ended up getting an extended battery (making the phone HUGE), though I see no problem plugging the phone in every night. Battery life is getting better and I'm not sure who NEEDS to go multiple days without a charge. Either you make your phone huge, or you plug it every night right next to you anyway.
I am very happy with the phone, and can't wait to do more with it.
Hi,
I brought my Samsung s4 yesterday and charged it before use it, my question is i used only 1 or 2 h and stand by about 4 h, battery is now 48%.
Is others have same issue?
Is it normal ? draining battery like this ? if not should i send it back?
Please give me some advice .
Regards
Let it completely die 3 times before sending it back imo. It might just be getting poor battery readings
Had mine run GLBenchmark when I was laying down in bed. Found it still on around 7 hours later, the screen still on (after I realized I fell asleep), and was around 10%.
Again, that's with the screen on all 7 hours.
Will try completely draining but battery life is horrible for me also...
I mean I'm at 89% using Power Saver with 11 minutes screen time and only 2.5 hrs off the charger...
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Reason I brought this Samsung s4 over htc because of the large batterie capacity, Samsung disappointed me ..
And thank you friends for advice , hope that drain battery totally will solve this problem. . If not I will return this unit. .
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My battery going down quick as well, today i take at 00:37am from charger was 100% and around 7am left me 68% battery . I was shock, now is 6pm and my phone is connect back to charger because battery was only 18%. All today what I use this is was 3 or 4 call for 4 minutes long and internet connection . Bad Compare to HTC ONe rubbish result.
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My battery going down quick as well, today i take at 00:37am from charger was 100% and around 7am left me 68% battery . I was shock, now is 6pm and my phone is connect back to charger because battery was only 18%. All today what I use this is was 3 or 4 call for 4 minutes long and internet connection . Bad Compare to HTC ONe rubbish result.
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You have mediaserver running and scanning that's why. Check your stats
Swyped from another galaxy
Hi ski
Can you please explain me what do you meaning by media server?
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Reason I brought this Samsung s4 over htc because of the large batterie capacity, Samsung disappointed me ..
And thank you friends for advice , hope that drain battery totally will solve this problem. . If not I will return this unit. .
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Give it a few days and then judge. :good:
Battery life its crap. Where is that big battery life improvement over gs3? All those reviewers must be shot dead! Also sound quality its *******. It looks like we got crappy snapdragon version and 3rd world countries get better octa version. Will send this ***** back.
I'm getting pretty horrible battery life as well. I'm giving it a few days do see if it corrects itself before I worry too much though. So far I have been very disappointed in the S4. Atleast the U.S. version.
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I'm getting pretty horrible battery life as well. I'm giving it a few days do see if it corrects itself before I worry too much though. So far I have been very disappointed in the S4. Atleast the U.S. version.
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Try installing this
its made by qualcomm to improve battery life =]
get about 5 hours more on battery
Qualcomm Battery Guru
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I'll see what my battery life is after it settles in and then might look into it. I need to have a little more to compare it to than I have after 2 days of using it.
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I'll see what my battery life is after it settles in and then might look into it. I need to have a little more to compare it to than I have after 2 days of using it.
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Yea generelly it takes about a week for batteries to settle down =] still early days
Yea you really have to let it go for a good week til it gets some battery data & breaks the battery in.
Also the screen drains the battery more than anything you could listen to music for days if you kept the screen off
I remember when I had my old droid x and that thing would run down to 20% streaming pandora for a few hours haha
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Let it completely die 3 times before sending it back imo. It might just be getting poor battery readings
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NO NO NO FOR CHRIST SAKE NO. don't listen to this swine. Letting your battery completely discharge is the worst thing you can do for a lithium ion battery, significantly reducing its life
If I helped you out be sure to hit thanks
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MultiLockOn said:
NO NO NO FOR CHRIST SAKE NO. don't listen to this swine. Letting your battery completely discharge is the worst thing you can do for a lithium ion battery, significantly reducing its life
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firstly, im not a swine.
secondly, its actually really beneficial to let your battery die. since android shuts off the phone before it hits absolute 0% you will not ruin the battery. now, on the other hand, if you let the phone die, set the battery on a shelf for a few months, and then try to use it again, that will probably ruin the battery.
ive let my droid 3's battery die hundreds of times and it still gets me through a full day regularly
leaving the phone on the charger at 100% actually potentially hurts battery life. but, this rarely effects battery life by much.
if you store a battery for long term storage, the suggested amount of charge to leave in the battery is 30-40%
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firstly, im not a swine.
secondly, its actually really beneficial to let your battery die. since android shuts off the phone before it hits absolute 0% you will not ruin the battery. now, on the other hand, if you let the phone die, set the battery on a shelf for a few months, and then try to use it again, that will probably ruin the battery.
ive let my droid 3's battery die hundreds of times and it still gets me through a full day regularly
leaving the phone on the charger at 100% actually potentially hurts battery life. but, this rarely effects battery life by much.
if you store a battery for long term storage, the suggested amount of charge to leave in the battery is 30-40%
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From what I've researched putting any unnecessary strain on the battery isn't good for maintaining it long term. Meaning charging it when it hits 15 percent or so, and yes, not leaving it at a high capacity for extended amounts of time
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If your battery gets below 3.0 V it's bad. But the phone will shut down when the battery gets below 3.5 V.
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From what I've researched putting any unnecessary strain on the battery isn't good for maintaining it long term. Meaning charging it when it hits 15 percent or so, and yes, not leaving it at a high capacity for extended amounts of time
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yea im not saying to leave the screen on when you're not using it. im just saying let it die during normal usage. maybe even by the next day.
if you somehow manage to wreck the battery in this thing though, the greatest thing is its easily removable lol
I have them on my Note2 my S4 and my Galaxy Nexus
Idk how i could ever have another phone without them.
The reasons i ask this is because i don't think any builder will ever put a big enough battery to really make it count because of the thickness.
Hats off to Moto for being bold, but still we need 5000mah for good measure.
What is your take community? Do you like Phones that last for DAYS!?
My phone lasts for a full day, and I prefer to charge nightly. My bigger problem anymore is that I prefer to charge when the battery level is in the teens or lower, and it takes some effort to get it to drop that far in a full day's usage. Having a larger battery, especially when sacrificing aesthetics isn't something that I want. Especially when it makes it harder to find decent cases.
I've always just carried an extra battery in my pocket. It only take a minute or so to swap them, and that way the phone isn't any thicker in the hand.
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I've always just carried an extra battery in my pocket. It only take a minute or so to swap them, and that way the phone isn't any thicker in the hand.
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But the pocket is thicker
Ontopic I would use a nice case + battery combo that looks good but for now the battery life is just fine for me.
I use this http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EB-K600BUWESTA I got it for $25 when samsung had the 50% off coupon. Comes with an extra battery, downside is it take close to 5 hours to charge and sometimes ill forget and overcharge the battery. imho its the best accessory i have bought
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But the pocket is thicker
Ontopic I would use a nice case + battery combo that looks good but for now the battery life is just fine for me.
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If I had an extended battery, my pocket would be thicker anyway!
I don't have an extended battery, but I have 2 extra backup batteries that are always fully charged before I go out in my pocket. Does that count?
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Went with Ankor's kit that gave me two extra standard batteries and a external charger. I always keep one extra battery on me, one in the phone, and one in the charger (till fully charged). Rotate them for even use. I always let them dip to 10% at least before changing. One usually lasts me a full 24 hours. Usually 50-25% by the time I go to bed. Then I use the rest up in the morning checking news before i get my lazy self out of bed.
Currently I am between the stock battery and my zl 7500. When I had the Note 2 I never even looked for an extended battery because I was always good for power. With the S4 I can still make it the entire day on stock battery but to me I always worry when the battery gets to 30 percent.
So if I like playing games that day I put in the ZL and I don't worry. When I am working in typically just stick with stock because it lasts.
For me I think 4000 would be perfect for stock. 3 years we will be there.
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