Best Battery Practices

[nolegirl01]

What do you guys suggest is the best battery practices in order to conserve your battery? for example, letting the battery drain all the way down before charging it back to 100%? leave or don't leave the computer plugged in even after the battery is full? Basically what is a good way to take care of your battery so it'll last longer. I just received my rMBP yesterday and want to take the utmost care of it since replacing the battery is not the cheapest thing.

Thank you!

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Just use it and take a look here, if you want:

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This should answer most, if not all, of your battery questions:
Apple Notebook Battery FAQ by GGJstudios
The F.A.Q. includes the following topics:

• BATTERY INFORMATION
• BATTERY LIFE FROM A CHARGE
• AC POWER
• CALIBRATION
• BATTERY LIFESPAN
• CHECKING STATUS AND HEALTH
• CHARGING
• WHAT IS A CYCLE?
• BATTERIES ARE NOT COVERED
• BULGING OR SWELLING BATTERY

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[ixodes]

What do you guys suggest is the best battery practices in order to conserve your battery? for example, letting the battery drain all the way down before charging it back to 100%? leave or don't leave the computer plugged in even after the battery is full? Basically what is a good way to take care of your battery so it'll last longer. I just received my rMBP yesterday and want to take the utmost care of it since replacing the battery is not the cheapest thing.

Thank you!

Here's a complete guide from Apple
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html