PDA

View Full Version : To plug or not to plug?



U2Rules!
Jul 10, 2004, 02:31 PM
I'm a laptop newbie and also a Mac newbie. Is it okay to leave your powerbook plugged in all the time or does this wreck your battery? I've already charged it up and ran it all the way down to claibrate it, but now am wondering about the best way to use this wonderful machine.

12in PB
80 GB HD at 5400rpm
256 ram with 512mb from Crucial soon to be added


tekno_geek911
Jul 10, 2004, 02:50 PM
Its ok to leave it plugged in all the time....
lazymuoio
Jul 10, 2004, 02:57 PM
SOme people calibrate there batteries by chargin them al they way up then running them dead and recharging them this increases battery life id do that once but other wise its ok to leave it plugged in all the time, my PC laptop, which sucks, still functions when unplugged and i leave it plugged in all the time, except for 1 or 2 hours a week.
MoparShaha
Jul 10, 2004, 03:06 PM
I leave my PowerBook plugged in all the time. I do, however, run the battery down once a week. I've heard this is good, but then again, there are so many conflicting myths regarding batteries. My reasoning is that it's cheap insurance, just in case.
FelixDerKater
Jul 10, 2004, 03:27 PM
Yeah. It is fine to leave it plugged in all the time. The problem is leaving it unplugges for too long. I left mine unplugged for a few months one time and now I get about 20 minutes of battery life.
BakedBeans
Jul 10, 2004, 03:40 PM
Yeah. It is fine to leave it plugged in all the time. The problem is leaving it unplugges for too long. I left mine unplugged for a few months one time and now I get about 20 minutes of battery life.

im thinking you need to buy a new battery.. ;)
FelixDerKater
Jul 10, 2004, 04:02 PM
im thinking you need to buy a new battery.. ;)

Either that or just save money for a new PowerBook sometime soon.
BakedBeans
Jul 11, 2004, 04:38 AM
Either that or just save money for a new PowerBook sometime soon.

i would like to retract my previous statement and add

im thinking you need a new powerbook :D
virividox
Jul 11, 2004, 04:48 AM
if there is a socket near by i keep my pb plugged in
Finiksa
Jul 11, 2004, 05:16 AM
Apple recently posted a new battery care guide (www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html) this should answer most of your questions.

And no it isn't recommended to leave your Powerbook plugged in all the time.