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Best battery conditioner for Unibody?

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cube

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What is the best battery conditioner for the original Unibodies?
 
cube said:
Not just a charger, but one that calibrates and optimizes the battery.
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Your answer is in the link I posted. Chargers don't calibrate MBP batteries. Read the link for the calibration process, as well as information on how Apple notebook batteries are designed and how they optimize themselves.
 
If it has a removable battery, deplete it to 40% capacity and store it in a Ziploc bag in the refrigerator.

If not... well... too bad. Why don't you use it off the charger sometimes? Why did you get a portable computer?
 
cube said:
That doesn't work when the computer is plugged the whole time.
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It doesn't matter if it's just sitting on your desk all the time or not, just unplug it man. You have to think about a lithium ion battery like you think about yourself. You need exercise in order to keep yourself functioning at optimum condition. Trust me on that one. For some reason, the more I use my battery, the more the health of it goes up. So I would just unplug it at least every other day and let it run down to around 50% (this keeps most, if not all, the electrons in the battery moving) and start nursing that baby back to health :D
 
cube said:
http://www.newertech.com/products/charger_cond.php
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That doesn't do anything that simply using your Mac won't accomplish. If you use your portable Mac primarily plugged in at the desk, it's a very simple thing to reach up and unplug the MagSafe adapter every 2-3 days and let it run on batteries for a few hours, then plug it back in. Then simply calibrate every month or so and you'll be fine. It's really quite simple and works very well. But hey, if you want to part with $150 for nothing, knock yourself out!
 
GGJstudios said:
That doesn't do anything that simply using your Mac won't accomplish. If you use your portable Mac primarily plugged in at the desk, it's a very simple thing to reach up and unplug the MagSafe adapter every 2-3 days and let it run on batteries for a few hours, then plug it back in. Then simply calibrate every month or so and you'll be fine. It's really quite simple and works very well. But hey, if you want to part with $150 for nothing, knock yourself out!
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I said I've already tried it with the Mac.

It's not the same equipment. The results won't be the same. How different, that is the question.
 
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