Battery Advice

snapper64 · Apr 20, 2008

Hi,

My new MacBook Pro arrived the other day and im after some advice. I have searched everywhere and not found a clear answer.

How low should i let the power go on my laptop before i plug in and charge? Should i fully drain the battery ?

Any help will be appreciated as my battery is starting to drain

Thanks,

Charlie

MacDann · Apr 20, 2008

Here are Apple's recommendations on battery use:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=50666

And:

http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html

As for how long you should go before charging, it doesn't really matter. Li-ion batteries don't have "memory" issues like the older NiCads did, so the only thing it's going to affect is your cycle count.

MacDann

Csmitte · Apr 20, 2008

Personally I always KILL the battery if I go below 50 percent.

and do the bat cal monthly

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