Retina MacBook, keep the charger plugged in or the time or not ?

[10-Dee-Q]

hi, so i bought this m5 rMB and currently im using it as a desktop to replace my old 2009 MBP
because i couldn't wait for the refresfed MBP
anyway as i use my mac mostly as a desktop, i don't bring my mac around and i only use it for browsing and watching youtube and occasionaaly editing some photos on photoshop, anyway i'm wondering, what's the best way to "preserved" the battery on this ?
do i keep it plugged in all the time ?
or i should plugged it out when the battery is full and plugged it in again when the low battery warning pop out ?

thank you, please advice.

 

[Leo90]

Run 2 full battery cyles per month at least and your battery health will be alright.

 

[JTToft]

Do whatever you want.

Strictly, a mixture is best. The worst idea is to unplug every time it reaches 100 % and plug back in when it reaches 10 %. That will wear it down.

 

[teerexx52]

hi, so i bought this m5 rMB and currently im using it as a desktop to replace my old 2009 MBP
because i couldn't wait for the refresfed MBP
anyway as i use my mac mostly as a desktop, i don't bring my mac around and i only use it for browsing and watching youtube and occasionaaly editing some photos on photoshop, anyway i'm wondering, what's the best way to "preserved" the battery on this ?
do i keep it plugged in all the time ?
or i should plugged it out when the battery is full and plugged it in again when the low battery warning pop out ?

thank you, please advice.

I use the program FruitJuice. Works well for me

 

[Weaselboy]

do i keep it plugged in all the time ?

If you don't need to be running on battery, just leave it plugged in all the time. Otherwise you are just introducing unnecessary battery cycles. Here are couple links from Apple that might help you.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1446

http://www.apple.com/batteries/

 

[Clix Pix]

With my rMBP that I use as a desktop replacement, I keep it plugged into the charger most of the time and then when I think of it I unplug it for a while, give the battery some exercise and then plug it back in. So far this has been fine.