Impact on battery life of laptop with docking station and constant 100% battery charge

[graham_jester]

Hi there

I’ve very recently purchased an HP Pavilion Plus Laptop 16, together with an HP USB-C Dock G5.

Beyond the Dock benefits of now only having to plug in one cable to the laptop, I’m pleased that it also keeps the battery fully charged at 100%.

However, therein also lies a concern, since it means that the battery is now always at 100% and I’m reading variously that ideally, to maximise battery life, the Lithium battery should be kept in the 40 – 80% charge range.

My main use of the laptop is in the same place at home, so I don’t really need the battery. But that said, unlike my previous HP Pavilion G6 laptop, it doesn’t seem too easy to remove the battery.

Therefore, I’m keen to learn more about other users’ similar experiences of batteries constantly run at 100% charge and actual impact on battery life.

I’m also interested to understand HP’s view, given the availability of laptop docking stations and lack of ease to remove the battery, is there some recognition of this and perhaps internal circuitry that preserves battery life?

I note that some other Laptop suppliers provide onboard tools to limit battery charging to 80%, but I’m not aware that this is available either from HP or Windows 11.

So, I would be very grateful to hear actual experiences from similar HP users.

Many thanks

Graham