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    Any Batteries Unaffected With A Laptop That Is Constantly Being Charged?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by joshto, Oct 6, 2009.

  1. joshto

    joshto Newbie

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    Need a new laptop, and I want a battery that is resistant to battery-life decay while being plugged in continuously.
     
    joshto, Oct 6, 2009
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    goofball Notebook Deity

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    You can set the system to not charge the battery until it reaches a certain threshold with the Lenovo Power Manager when it is plugged in.
     
    goofball, Oct 6, 2009
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    Althernai Notebook Virtuoso

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    I think most new laptops are like this. My Compal JFL92 certainly doesn't seem to care -- I've owned it for about 20 months, kept it plugged in practically the entire time (except for meetings a couple of hours a week) and the battery life is practically unchanged.
     
    Althernai, Oct 6, 2009
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    chunlianghere Notebook Consultant

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    when batt is full, it wont charged.
     
    chunlianghere, Oct 7, 2009
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    not wholly accurate. The battery charge controller will keep a small current running through the battery. This, and heat transfer from the notebook itself contributes to accelerated battery decrepitude.
     
    newsposter, Oct 7, 2009
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