I used my Dell laptop to activate my iphone, and ever since then the battery on my laptop could only hold 30 minutes of battery (as compared to a 3 hour lifetime before). Has anyone else experienced this problem? Or is it unrelated?
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iPhone ruined the battery on my laptop?
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I really doubt it ruined it or there would be MANY reports of this since there are a lot of laptop users out there.
However, if your iPhone is plugged into your Dell all the time and the Dell itself is not plugged in then you will see a huge drain even when the iPhone is fully charged. I try yo avoid running anything off USB while on battery, but then again I try to keep my PowerBook plugged in all the time too.
However, if your iPhone is plugged into your Dell all the time and the Dell itself is not plugged in then you will see a huge drain even when the iPhone is fully charged. I try yo avoid running anything off USB while on battery, but then again I try to keep my PowerBook plugged in all the time too.
iBookG4user
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I extremely doubt that the iPhone was the cause of the battery issue that arose. Dell issued a recall on batteries a while back, you might want to check to see if yours is covered.
mjs975s
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While I have no explaination for this, my MBP battery has suffered the same. The last two days, I've barely got an hour of use w/o the iPhone plugged in. Prior to having the iPhone and charging it through the USB ports on the MBP, I was getting over 3 hrs. 😕
It doesn't make sense that the iPhone would cause this but I don't have another explanation at the moment.
It doesn't make sense that the iPhone would cause this but I don't have another explanation at the moment.