When I do sudo dmidecode -t 22 to get some information about my battery there is a field called maximum errorFor my new battery maximum error is 15  % (cheap replacement from a web store) for my old one (original DELL battery) maximum error is 0%.What does the term maximum error mean in this context and how can one interpret the 15 %?
What does the `maximum error` field in `sudo dmidecode -t 22` mean
battery;dmidecode
According to the DTMF SMBIOS documentation (p.97 of version 2.8.0):Maximum error (as a percentage in the range 0  to 100) in the Watt-hour data reported by the  battery, indicating an upper bound on how much  additional energy the battery might have above  the energy it reports havingSo your DELL battery seems to have been more exact in reporting (or at least indicating it thought it was). 