Thursday, June 26, 2008
Prolonging your Laptop battery life
I normally make fun of people who blog about computer stuff, and then secretly read their blogs. So feel free to call me a computer nerd today. But today, I was just noting that my cell phone battery seems to still last pretty long compared to my previous cell phones, and I think it's because I only charge it when it's down to 33% battery life or lower. So I was thinking, shouldn't that work with my laptop too? I googled it, and this guy says that to prolong a Lithium battery (which my MacBook uses), you should only charge it when it drops below 35-40% and stop charging it when it reaches 80-85%. I'm gonna try it whenever I'm at home, but I'll charge it up to 100% before I take it to class and only use it on battery when I'm in class. Has anybody else heard anything about this?
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My mom used to say you should only recharge your electronics when they completely run out of power. It never made much sense to me; it'd be like only refilling your tank once your car sputters to a stop.
But who knows, maybe my mom is more techo-savy than she lets on.
Yes, I learned in chemistry the...well, chemistry of a rechargeable battery. If you recharge it prematurely the battery life will fade slowly and it's best to charge it when it's completely out/very low on power.
Something about the ions rearranging and such. But I'm 90% sure that waiting to charge things is supposed to be better. Course, I don't. Too impatient =P
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