Charging query

[Rivendell63]

Hi,
Does anybody know the official way to maintain battery performance and longevity on a Macbook 7.1 (White Uni Mid 2010) ?

Option 1
Run whilst plugged into the mains as often as possible

Option 2
Charge battery to 100% and then allow charge to deplete during normal usage. Recharge when level gets critical.

Option 3
Random charging / usage


Cheers,

Phil

 

[GGJstudios]

This should answer most, if not all, of your battery questions:

Apple Notebook Battery FAQ​

 

[miles01110]

Trying to maintain your battery and/or increase it's longevity is completely pointless. Use your computer how you want to. Batteries can be replaced.

 

[alust2013]

basically what miles said. Ideal charging practices don't really help significantly. My battery is 2.5 years old with 233 cycles and has 89% capacity (it's only supposed to last 300 cycles or so), but the newer batteries last so long that it doesn't really even matter.

 

[Rivendell63]

Thanks

Many thanks for the rapid responses guys..... very much appreciate the info

🙂