Re: Shutdown my Laptop? Why should I?
Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote:
> Sean Perry on Thursday 13 Jul 2006 01:37 wrote:
>
>> That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly if
>> left plugged into the mains 24/7. So only plug in for refills.
>
> That's scary.
>
> I've been using my laptop 24/7 plugged into the mains.
>
> Can you refer me to some documentation which details about it ?
I'm not sure how "significant" the degradation is. I almost never use my
battery, but I leave it in, even when plugged in. It's down to about a 1hr
charge (originally 3) after 2 years. But I've been told best practices
won't give you much more than a 3 year life span, anyway.
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derek
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