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‎01-13-2019 08:45 PM

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I would like to ask if i need to plugged in my laptop even if it's already fully charged? i'll be using my laptop 5x a week for 4hours...

 

and when should i discharge and charge my laptop to prolong battery life? Thanks in advance!

 

battery: 3-cell, 41 Wh Li-ion polymer

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‎01-14-2019 12:43 AM - edited ‎01-14-2019 12:50 AM

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A battery is good for a certain number of discharge/recharge cycles so using it with power cord connected prolongs the life of it,imo. I have a 2 yr old laptop that I use mainly on power. I do unplug and use on battery occasionally  about every 6-8 weeks.Best not to drop below 30-40% .

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‎01-14-2019 12:43 AM - edited ‎01-14-2019 12:50 AM

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A battery is good for a certain number of discharge/recharge cycles so using it with power cord connected prolongs the life of it,imo. I have a 2 yr old laptop that I use mainly on power. I do unplug and use on battery occasionally  about every 6-8 weeks.Best not to drop below 30-40% .

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‎01-14-2019 12:50 AM

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@Louise27

 

Batteries and chargers now are smarter than you thought. They will stop charging when batteries are 100% full and automatically switch to AC when plugged.

 

You don't need to discharge battery of your machine. Batteries all have a number of charging cycles therefore keep them at lower cycles is much better than charge them everyday. I did post my observations around Christmas 2016.

 

Now please read the following articles

 

     https://www.techradar.com/au/news/mobile-computing/10-ways-to-make-your-laptop-battery-last-longer-5...

     https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-care-for-your-laptops-battery/

 

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‎01-14-2019 06:07 AM

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thank you 😊

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‎01-14-2019 06:07 AM

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thanks a lot 😊

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