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Question about ac and battery
- Thread starter dlamin517
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ALL the time...yes
just make sure you run it on battery like once or twice a month or something...that should keep it pretty healthy...
just make sure you run it on battery like once or twice a month or something...that should keep it pretty healthy...
Why do you think this?
Oh, and taking out the battery and running on AC alone causes the newest MacBook and MacBook Pro to drop performance by around 40%.
Leaving my old Dell Inspiron plugged in severely degraded my battery capacity over time. When it came time to actually use the battery (I had 2 in this particular model) they wouldn't last more than an hour.
I believe DeusInvictus7 is correct stating it is not in the best interest of the battery to keep the notebook continually plugged in.
thats exactly what i was saying...i had two laptops before my macbook, and both of them were plugged in pretty much ALL the time (they were my uncle's and he used them in his office) and when he gave them to me, the batteries only had about 15 mins of charge on them...
Well I'm sorry but i believe this to be incorrect, my spare MBP ( a 06 model ) has 92% health at 72 cycles and is left on 24/7
well see you still have 242 cycles, so that means you still used the battery a reasonable amount, you didnt have it plugged into power the entire two years youve had it
No it doesn't. I ran in clamshell mode for nearly 4 years constantly. I would occasionally unplug and use the notebook until it was fully drained to help calibrate it (once or twice a month). But otherwise, it was fine. Actually, I am still on my original battery. (the one given to me after the 2005 recall that is)
iStat shows my battery on my 2005 Powerbook @ 91% Health, 63 Cycles, and 97% charge.
AT least once a month seems to be the overall opinion in order to maximize its life span.well see you kinda just made my point...you did unplug it and drain it once a month right? thats what i mean...