No one should be disparaged for asking a question. Offering advice without having facts is another matter, as doing so can mislead others.
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How do you properly condition a new Macbook Air battery?
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It sounded less like any "advice" was given and more like someone describing how they use their devices. Pointing out inaccuracies is good, but it was unnecessary to try and make an example out of the post that was clearly not suggesting to "do as I do".
I didn't try to make an example of the post. I factually stated a correction to that recommendation, with no disparaging remarks whatsoever. Re-read my post.
Sadly, some feel the need to correct others on a public forum. I guess it feels really good to be right.
Misinformation should be corrected or it could mislead other readers of the forum.
Maybe you don't care, but those who come here looking for help want accurate answers. There are also forum rules about knowingly posting misinformation.
You're right, I don't care. It's just one person's point of view. I don't just want the correct answer - I want to hear them all. Good, bad, wrong, right, crazy, mainstream, and even yours. If you only allow the "correct" answer, you may miss something that is really good. It would also make this place very boring.
That's evident.
The problem with wrong answers is that some are naive or uninformed enough to believe them. Missing a wrong answer is something that anyone can benefit from. While you may not appreciate this, there are countless others who come here looking for help and would rather not be confused by people posting false information.
Unfortunately this question is fundamentally pointless. You should use your computer how you want to and stop worrying about your battery. Batteries are easily and cheaply replaceable. They are covered by the manufacturer to a standard that every non-defective battery will meet (1000 cycles, 80% capacity, 3 years) regardless of how regularly you "care" for it. And finally, you will never be able to correlate your battery "preservation" measures to any quantifiable increase or decrease in battery life.
Stop worrying about your battery. It's pointless.
Stop worrying about your battery. It's pointless.
Hmmm...this is sort of what I meant by old timers on this forum who think they have the right to disparage anyone who asks a question they think is stupid.
Hmmm...this is sort of what I meant by old timers on this forum who think they have the right to disparage anyone who asks a question they think is stupid.
Couldn't agree more. Stupid questions lead to great answers.
Maybe I'm just naive, but I'm really impressed that you had a Powerbook battery that went 655 cycles...Dude, that's a lot for that battery's generation, and I might add, much more cycles than you would see on any comparable PC at the time and even with many now (for example, this $3000 Alienware computer I'm typing with now cannot last more than 45 min w/o power and it's basically brand new).
There are people on this site who are genetically incapable of this.
Hahahahah I love this statement perhaps these type of people worry too much and babying their mac to the max.
Alas when one worries too much , one cease to enjoy the moments. Now thats a lost.
NiMH do not have a memory effect either. Batteries that used to have a memory and needed to be fully discharged often were nickel cadmium.
And therefore also means that correcting everything in here is absolutely not necessary and not contributing. The only thing that does is create an image of the poster not liking that others don't do as he says. Which in turn will work against him and his information (people won't take him seriously nor read his posts). Not a very wise thing to do!
I personally have never done any battery maintenance ever and the batteries still last for a loooong time. The battery in my 2006 MacBook is insane, it is still able to run for like 3hrs. We're talking about a 6 year old machine here! However, my early 2008 MBP has the most crappiest battery of them all, it doesn't seem to last longer than 1.5 years (and I'm not the only one). I learned a long time ago that the li-ion and lipo batteries which are used in notebooks will do whatever they want. Calibration or any form of battery health improvement won't work. Just use the machine as you see fit.