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Should I remove the battery when using my laptop at home?

You know, using the battery actually extends its life (or so is the case with my MacBooks) I have 500 cycles, 92% health and I had my MacBook for about a year. 3 months during my summer vacation the battery was hardly used as I hardly had time to even touch my laptop, so in about 10 months I managed to get 500 cycles. This allowed my battery to be nice and healthy and I still get 4.5 hours out of it.
Maybe if your batteries last 2 hours only it might be time to get new ones and using them properly.
 
DannySmurf said:
I wasn't mocking you. Just stating the obvious.
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try telling my brain that.

Patriks7 said:
You know, using the battery actually extends its life (or so is the case with my MacBooks) I have 500 cycles, 92% health and I had my MacBook for about a year. 3 months during my summer vacation the battery was hardly used as I hardly had time to even touch my laptop, so in about 10 months I managed to get 500 cycles. This allowed my battery to be nice and healthy and I still get 4.5 hours out of it.
Maybe if your batteries last 2 hours only it might be time to get new ones and using them properly.
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remind me what model MBP you have and what model MBP i have.... i think you seem to have forgotten that i have an ORIGINAL MBP, not the newer more efficient laptops...
 
DoFoT9 said:
try telling my brain that.



remind me what model MBP you have and what model MBP i have.... i think you seem to have forgotten that i have an ORIGINAL MBP, not the newer more efficient laptops...
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In no disrespect, but, I don't think you reasoning is very sound. You concede that it is using no battery when plugged in but take out the battery to stop you from using it on the battery. You have the will power to remove the battery but not the will power to maintain AC power? Also, why not use your $2000K + to its potential, i.e. portably. Also, you say that it saves on heat, I don't think keeping the heat down to that level is going to extend the life of your Mac, certainly not to any cognizable point.

You start a thread that asks if you SHOULD do this and clearly many have said that it is virtually TOTALLY UNNECESSARY, but you will not accept it.

I think someone in this thread has given the perfect answer:

Just use the damn thing.
 
benlee said:
In no disrespect, but, I don't think you reasoning is very sound. You concede that it is using no battery when plugged in but take out the battery to stop you from using it on the battery. You have the will power to remove the battery but not the will power to maintain AC power? Also, why not use your $2000K + to its potential, i.e. portably. Also, you say that it saves on heat, I don't think keeping the heat down to that level is going to extend the life of your Mac, certainly not to any cognizable point.

You start a thread that asks if you SHOULD do this and clearly many have said that it is virtually TOTALLY UNNECESSARY, but you will not accept it.

I think someone in this thread has given the perfect answer:

Just use the damn thing.
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none taken. did i ever say...

"TAKE YOUR BATTERY OUT ALL THE TIME OTHERWISE IT WILL NOT WORK!!!"

i dont think so, there is still plenty of power and reasons why its completely valid to do so. of course you dont have to. it is ones' own decision to make is it not? i have simply stated why i do what i do, and the main reasons why i do it.

i will state them again, just for you :)

1) once i am home my laptop sits on my desk, its been ported around the whole day.. no need for it to be taken anywhere anymore.

2) once the batteries are charged i see no reason why i should leave them in.

3) folding/encoding/converting/running VM's/using MR (with flash ads) all at the same time can KIND of make your laptop pretty hot, taking the battery out eliminates this problem. laptop is cool to the touch and fans dont even make a sound. (if you say that the difference is "cognisable" please back your statement up and ill rethink it)

4) the batteries get plenty of cycles when not at home, they are perfect

5) its what i do

probably some others but meh

oh: and my laptop has been fully used to its potential dont you worry about that.
 
DoFoT9 said:
5) its what i do
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I see your point. If you do it and it works for you then you have no reason not to do it.

Generally, you can agree that you are in the minority and this solution is unlikely to work for most, specifically for data loss potential. You lose the power cord and your computer is off.

Do you ever say, "crap i wish I had my battery in right now?"--if not, then I would say your solution is perfect for you.
 
benlee said:
I see your point. If you do it and it works for you then you have no reason not to do it.

Generally, you can agree that you are in the minority and this solution is unlikely to work for most, specifically for data loss potential. You lose the power cord and your computer is off.

Do you ever say, "crap i wish I had my battery in right now?"--if not, then I would say your solution is perfect for you.
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thanks for understanding :)

no way would this solution work for even 1 in 100 people, but for me im perfectly fine with it.

putting the battery in is a 3 second endeavor, the cable doesnt run across where i walk its behind the desk so there are no problems there either.

black outs are very rare in our community and brown outs are even rarer (only had 1 brown out in the 15 years ive been here), if a storm comes i plug in the power just to be safe.

but yea i just do it because im happy with it, not trying to make everybody else to do it. im just defending why i do it.
 
benlee said:
You start a thread that asks if you SHOULD do this and clearly many have said that it is virtually TOTALLY UNNECESSARY, but you will not accept it.
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Actually he didn`t start the thread. I did :p
And I`m not taking the battery out anymore, i`m totally convinced it`s unnecessary ! thanks :d
 
DoFoT9 said:
remind me what model MBP you have and what model MBP i have.... i think you seem to have forgotten that i have an ORIGINAL MBP, not the newer more efficient laptops...
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Sorry, but try reading my post. First, I said it was on my MacBook which was about as old as yours. Second, it's ******** that the new ones are more efficient. The new Pros have similar predicted battery life on the INTEGRATED graphics card as the old ones did on the DEDICATED one. Which is pretty sad.
 
you notebook could catch fire if you remove the battery and have the ac plugged in. the battery manages the power, without the battery the computer is exposed to a much higher voltage/current which can cause your notebook to catch fire. keep the battery in.
 
i agree with the large percentage of posters in this thread who say it's pointless to remove the battery. i doubt you'll save yourself a beneficial amount of battery life. they're meant to be used. to go through that much hassle of popping it in and out all the time, worrying about power options, etc, isn't worth it in my eyes.

that's like if i were to say that i'm going to remove my car battery whenever i'm not using my car and it's parked at home. yes, i could say that my intentions were to save on battery life but, really, you don't get much more than 4 or 5 years out of a car battery anyway. so i'm hassling myself for no real reason/benefit. :D

if your computer lasts you 3 years and you expect it to last another 3 then i'd plan on buying a new battery. bottom line is that batteries aren't meant to last 6 years.
 
sn00pie said:
Is my battery faulty? 7 month old Macbook with 53 cycles and I'm at 93% battery life :(
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It's kind of hard to tell at only 53 cycles as it jumps quite a lot. But considering that my 13 month MacBook jumps between 89 and 92/93% (just with about 500 cycles) I'd say you probably don't have the best battery. Maybe try using it a bit more.
 
Patriks7 said:
It's kind of hard to tell at only 53 cycles as it jumps quite a lot. But considering that my 13 month MacBook jumps between 89 and 92/93% (just with about 500 cycles) I'd say you probably don't have the best battery. Maybe try using it a bit more.
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That is what I'm doing now. I pretty much pull off the charger as soon as it is fully charged and I use it down till it is on reserve power. It has fluctuated between 94-95% now. I'm at about 57 cycles now, I'll see how it is when I reach 100 cycles, if it drops under 90% then I will give Apple a call.
 
sn00pie said:
That is what I'm doing now. I pretty much pull off the charger as soon as it is fully charged and I use it down till it is on reserve power. It has fluctuated between 94-95% now. I'm at about 57 cycles now, I'll see how it is when I reach 100 cycles, if it drops under 90% then I will give Apple a call.
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But.. considering that Apple knowledges that a battery is good through 300 cycles, I think that 90% on a 100 cycled battery should be ok.
 
viperguy said:
But.. considering that Apple knowledges that a battery is good through 300 cycles, I think that 90% on a 100 cycled battery should be ok.
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Not really since they are replacing it if it falls below 80% health before 300 cycles.
 
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