On Wed, 2006-07-12 at 13:07 -0700, Sean Perry wrote:
>
> That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly if
> left plugged into the mains 24/7. So only plug in for refills.
That is absolutely _not_ the case for LiIon batteries. You should keep
LiIon batteries fully charged, and just use them when you need
batteries.
of course if you want to _store_ LiIon batteries for any length of time,
you should discharge them to 40% charged first, but that doesn't apply
to laptop users.
Deep discharge / charge cycles are not good for LiIon batteries, and
even so, don't expect your laptop battery to last for more than three
years.
Cheers,
Andrew.
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