OldGuy wrote:My most recent laptop has an energy saver program. According to the information that came with it, keeping the battery fully charged all the time shortens the life of the battery. This program only brings the battery up to 60% charge in "conservative mode" while it remains plugged in most of the time.
If I want to take my computer somewhere to use it on battery, I can disable the conservative mode to bring the battery to full charge in advance and then use it for several hours at a remote location.
I have noticed that this does seem to make a difference. Even though this computer is now 5 years old, the battery seems to hold as long now as it did when new, as long as I remember to charge it up before going out.
Based on this experience, keeping a battery at full charge burns it out a lot sooner. Just don't charge it beyond 60% unless you are going to use your computer in remote locations.
cinderella wrote:OldGuy wrote:My most recent laptop has an energy saver program. According to the information that came with it, keeping the battery fully charged all the time shortens the life of the battery. This program only brings the battery up to 60% charge in "conservative mode" while it remains plugged in most of the time.
If I want to take my computer somewhere to use it on battery, I can disable the conservative mode to bring the battery to full charge in advance and then use it for several hours at a remote location.
I have noticed that this does seem to make a difference. Even though this computer is now 5 years old, the battery seems to hold as long now as it did when new, as long as I remember to charge it up before going out.
Based on this experience, keeping a battery at full charge burns it out a lot sooner. Just don't charge it beyond 60% unless you are going to use your computer in remote locations.
My new laptop also has this feature. I already set my laptop to energy saving mode to see if this is effective. My other laptop is also 3 years old and the battery is still good.
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