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Hack&Lube · 12-21-2010, 12:57 PM

If you are one of those people who leave the laptop plugged in all the time, remove your battery. The slow trickle charge will kill it.

Don't let the battery drain below 30%, it will impair battery life in the long term. Don't leave it plugged in either though, @ 100% capacity.

I usually charge the battery to 100% full and then physically remove it as long as my laptop is plugged in. I only plug the battery back in when I need to move or when I need it to be portable. I never discharge the battery below 30% either if I can help it.

12-21-2010, 12:57 PM	#6
Hack&Lube Atomic Nerd Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Calgary Exp:	If you are one of those people who leave the laptop plugged in all the time, remove your battery. The slow trickle charge will kill it. Don't let the battery drain below 30%, it will impair battery life in the long term. Don't leave it plugged in either though, @ 100% capacity. I usually charge the battery to 100% full and then physically remove it as long as my laptop is plugged in. I only plug the battery back in when I need to move or when I need it to be portable. I never discharge the battery below 30% either if I can help it. Last edited by Hack&Lube; 12-21-2010 at 01:13 PM.