8 years, plugged in virtually all the time.
93 cycles in total and battery health "Normal".
93 cycles in total and battery health "Normal".
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Do you keep your M1 laptop plugged in all the time?
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I use the terminal command caffeinate
When done Control + C.
It allows display sleep but keeps computer network and system from sleeping. You can also prevent display sleep I believe, but for connecting to work I just need system and network not to sleep.
Man caffeinate from the terminal for more.
I only use mine at night and on weekends because I have a work Mac I use for work, so I only plug it in about once every week and a half to two weeks. Absolutely no charge anxiety for me on the M1. Even when I'm down to 40% I know that I will have plenty of juice for the next day. No need to leave it tethered to my desk--I like to just be able to grab it and go without detaching it from any cables or docks.
It’s 100% true. Look around online. I’ve personally had a 2011 MacBook Pro that had its battery swell up.
10 year old tech is different. Completely different. It's like comparing a car that ran on regular gas to something new. Stop spreading out-dated folklore please.
2016 and 2017 models had a service program by Apple for this issue.
take a minute to use Google. Lots of post 2018 models have had swollen batteries as well.
Personal experience has shown me it’s false for models made in the last few years. If this happens on a newer model, the battery is likely defective.
I have always used my MBP's in clamshell, always plugged in, never had a single issue and it has not affected the battery.
Not yet. The dev is trying to figure it out. I was using AlDente on my 2020 intel and it was perfect.
When the M1 is plugged in and at 100% battery, the charging aspect does not continue to occur regardless. The OS stops charging to the battery until X time when actual charging will resume again.
Not as a result of overcharging. The batteries were defective. Like the exploding Samsungs. They would have shown the same defects if unplugged in day and charged at night.
Most of the time, no. I only charge when it gets to around 20%.
I do plug it in if I’m playing a video game, however.
I do plug it in if I’m playing a video game, however.
It's super flaky. Mine will sometimes say that it isn't going to charge past 80% due to always being plugged in, then I unplug it and plug it back in and it goes right to 100.. Wish it would work, because I use an external monitor that charges it, so it is always going to 100%.
I think it will still always charge overnight. What Apple is doing is reducing the battery “pressure” by not always keeping the battery at 100%. I wouldn’t worry too much about the details. Just let Apple’s software do its thing.
As for unplugging and re-plugging, I think the software takes that as a hint that you want a full 100% charge immediately.
Apple’s batteries are generally pretty reliable. I wouldn’t spend a lot of time obsessing over this. Just use the computer normally.
Apple's software works. When the battery has been charged to 100% and is still plugged in, the OS stops from continuously charging. You may even see the battery get down to 95 - 96 % before the OS kicks back in, and starts charging, as if you just plugged it in.
In my opinion, you should use your Mac as you have been doing and stop focusing on battery charging so much. The OS will take care of it for you.
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Charge overnight, use untethered during the day. The excellent battery life is one of the reasons I bought it in the first place.
I live between several apartments in several countries.
I need my Mac to be a notebook when I pack and fly - that's it.
Here you go, @Apple_Robert says trust the software. He isn't wrong.
It is 9am CT so laptop algorithms know I have enough for the day.
It is 9am CT so laptop algorithms know I have enough for the day.