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    Something like power manegment for ACER?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by JacoBee, Jan 25, 2014.

  1. JacoBee

    JacoBee Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi i got new V5-573g (750gt and i5 haswell)
    Well my question is ,is there any software that wont let charger charge my laptop for more then 60% like lenovo have?

    I will keep it on charger a lot so i would be happy if i can get something like that...Thanks.

    EDIT:
    Well i found acer power managment but all it can do is close open apps and show % of battery, :/
     
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    Nope - no such app for Acer, sorry.
     
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    Oh...thanks
    I will use this laptop as desktop replacement a lot...when my battery is 99% its says charging and when its 100% it says fully charged...so its ok to have it on AC while its 100%?
    Or what should i do?
     
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    It's OK to have it on AC while it's 100%.

    If you really wanted to protect the battery and prolong its life (that you don't seem to need in the first place) you would have to store it half charged in the fridge, I kid you not.
    Just leave it as it is.
     
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    only store a battery at 40-60% if you plan on not using it for more than a month...any period less than that dont bother. Otherwise just use it anyway you feel...really doesn't matter. The one and only other point to make is that the worst wear you can do on the battery is draining it only 10% and charging. That causes more wear than 100% 50% 25% and 75% drain. Still that isn't a huge deal really. my only point on that regard is with like cell phones where you really run into bad habits. If you go from one place to another and plug it right back in. Home to work-office-office-home-car....and so on charging it 5-10 times a day from 90%-100% or less will cause more harm than just charging it from 75%-100% or whatever. It is kinda like SSDs and hibernation....just run off the battery going from one class to the next...if you hibernated it 4 times in 6 hours that could waste 32GB of wear...that is 3x the average persons wear for a single day -_- I am eating my SSD up because of school lol.