Running on/off battery?

Hi, im currently using my sager np2090 and loving it. I have one question. Is it better to run the laptop without the battery and just directly plugged to the AC or on the battery? Is there a difference? I usually use my laptop on my desk. I read the FAQ and read the battery maintenance part, and for me its hard to remind myself to unplug, plug, unplug, and so on.

 

When gaming and high processing stuff, plug it in. But if your fiddling around, you can run it on battery. But I just always run it on AC and take out the battery (It doesnt wear the battery down that way)

SO, plugged in is just normal settings while battery is underclocked and slower

 

Thanks for the prompt reply.

 

it's not good for the battery to remain on the laptop with the AC adapter connected as the battery cells will continually charge and discharge. in other words, your battery will wear out much faster.

but with the NP2090, you can get around this with a compal program called Smart Battery (you should be able to find it on the drivers section of the Sager or Compal website) where you can set the battery to charge at a certain level and then stop. There are three levels you can set at:

Extended Battery Life Cycle (50% charge)
Balanced (75% charge)
Battery Full Charging (100%)

once you select your setting, you can easily turn them on or off with the Smart Charge button on the left side of the keyboard (symbol is an S-plug). when the button is not lit orange, Smart Battery is on. if you press it, the button should light up orange indicating the Smart Battery is off and the battery will resume charging normally all the way to 100%.

if you ask me, it's very nice convenience. you don't have to remove the battery when your using the AC adapter (so you still have the benefits of a "backup" power supply in case of black/brown outs) and it keeps the battery healthy.