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    Laptop battery question - prolonging life

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ry1, Dec 6, 2012.

  1. ry1

    ry1 Newbie

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    Most nights i'll have my laptop on and plugged in while in bed and before I got to sleep i'll put the laptop into shutdown (or occasionally hibernate) and leave the laptop plugged in all night. As I don't want to have to get up to turn it off at the wall, I originally thought it best to leave it plugged in and on at the wall - rather than just unplugging the cord from the laptop while it's still on at the wall. But my last battery (original, 3 years old) just died and I got a new one, but now I want to know what's best - leaving it plugged in all night while still on at the wall, or unplugging it while still on at the wall... and on a regular occurrence (pretty much every night). Or does it not really matter all that much eitherway? Thanks.
     
    ry1, Dec 6, 2012
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    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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  3. Qing Dao

    Qing Dao Notebook Deity

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    Leave it plugged in. As there is circuitry controlling it, it doesn't really matter much.
     
    Qing Dao, Dec 7, 2012
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