so I've never liked "topping out" my batteries. I've fully drained it quite a few times and with 14 cycles I still have 100% battery capacity so says coconut. Is it okay to always drain the battery to the point where it's using "reserved power" which is at 20% remaining? I either fully kill the battery or plug it in at this point.
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Battery Question.
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I felt stupid for asking but so many people constantly have their laptops plugged in and tell me that actually using the battery all the way is bad for it's life. I don't know aha.
It's worse for the battery to be plugged in all the time. Best for it is to fully charge it (when it hits 100%, unplug it) and then fully drain it, from 100% to 0%.
Actually I've read this only should be done every thirty cycles or once a month. Constantly draining it all the way is bad. In general partial drains are the best thing for it. I think this is what Apple's website also says.
Wrong. Fully discharging a lithium polymer battery is bad for it. That's why Apple recommends doing so only once a month, which is actually still bad for the battery but the only way to register its true capacity.
Could be that I'm still living with older batteries
Well, anyway, keeping it plugged in all the is the worse you can do AFAIKwhat the hell is the point in having a PORTABLE computer with a battery if it basically needs to be plugged in all the time?
Its too bad that theres not a 100 threads on this topic to get more information. O wait, there is.
Searching the forum with MRoogle will usually find answers to most of your questions:
Apple Notebook Battery FAQ
Apple Notebook Battery FAQ