Comments on: Remove Your Laptop Battery To Make It Last Longer

By: Laptop Battery

Laptop Battery — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:20:30 +0000

this ways is very uesful, Thanks you!

By: oddy

oddy — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:16:26 +0000

I guess what his friend meant was that each time we use the laptop with the battery and reconnect it to charge before it is totally discharged shortens it’s life which is true. The problem is not whether it continues to charge once it’s full however not to recharge it before it is totally discharged. However this solution still brings us another problem which is not to have a full battery when we are out of AC power. Let’s say I used my laptop with the battery when the electric was gone out and the electricity came back when I still have %50 battery life remaining, so what I do is NOT to let my battery inside the laptop so that it should recharge the lost %50. Instead you keep your battery at %50 charged and take the risk of having only %50 battery when the electricity is gone another time. Of course in USA it is not a problem but in some countries the electricity loss is very common :(.

I hope this was helpful friends.

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By: morison dony

morison dony — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:38:33 +0000

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By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:42:35 +0000

Additionally,
All laptops manufactured with Windows (Since Windows XP)…have advanced write caching enabled on the hard drive. Microsoft has done this to improve disk performance but with the understanding that if the AC fails the battery will provide power. The advanced write caching allows the computer to be faster by leaving more information in the hard drive cache. So what this means is on a laptop if your power goes out…and you dont have your battery in…you are many times more likely to lose the information you are working on or even corrupt your hard drive. If you choose to believe in this Myth…then you should turn off advanced write caching…as this is a feature only available to computers with an uninterruptable power supply (battery in this case).

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:34:24 +0000

No this is simply not true. Laptops, Cell Phones and many other portable devices DO stop charging the battery once they are full. If they did not they would overcharge and probably explode. Ever noticed your battery getting warm when you are charging it? Then once it stops charging…hence the light goes off…meaning it stops charging…the battery cools down. If a battery were continually charged it will continue to stay warm. What IS true about removing your battery from your computer is that keeping it cool does help lengthen its life. If you happen to leave your laptop on 24/7 on your desk…then the heat of the computer constantly keeps the battery warm and accelerates the aging of the battery. If you do plan on removing your battery then remove it when it is about 50% charged….storing a full battery isn’t good for the life of it…and storing the battery in a dead state isnt good either. Hence why when we get a new toy…out of the box it has some battery power but the manufacturer recommends we charge it.

In fact, I just found this from the About Website:

“First it’s important to understand what overcharging is:
Over-charging occurs when the charger keeps the battery at a temperature that is warm to touch (body temperature) while in ready condition.
Li-Ion laptop batteries have built-in controller chips which prevent it from overcharging, as they can explode if overcharged. Overcharging does not affect the life span other than potentially destroying the battery.”

By: python

python — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:11:35 +0000

So what we’re waiting for is for Microsoft (or some other company) to take the first step into creating laptop/battery-friendly OS’es.

By: Cheap Computer Memory

Cheap Computer Memory — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:51:24 +0000

i seriously doubt that. cause once a battery is fully charged they get disconnected from the main supply.

By: Errol Dean

Errol Dean — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:20:56 +0000

Some laptops work on AC without the battery, and some dont. Remember, as noted above, without the battery, the slightest power hit or accidental jiggling of the power cord will shut your machine down – losing all your work. Its alot easier to accidentally loosen the power cord on a laptop than on a desktop.

This tip is probably more trouble than its worth.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:10:15 +0000

Strange, I always thought the battery had to stay in to use the notebook, that they would not run just on AC. Proves what I know.

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By: frank

frank — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:48:14 +0000

Pretty useful advice and pretty useless advice at the same time. the good of having a laptop is that you can carry it wherever you want. if i have to remove the battery from it, it is like having a desktop computer. If i have to put the battery back every time i want to carry my laptop in the living room or in the bedroom…well it is going to be a pain in the butt, plus it will take all the fun away of having something portable

By: PC

PC — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:27:26 +0000

Well I agreed if you wish to make your laptop battery last longer you need to unplugged it after it fully charged and when your used power adapter.

But I like to leave the battery plugged in laptop because sometime I not regularly save my works, and it well be a disaster when their is no electric :)

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By: Popeye

Popeye — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:20:06 +0000

Guys, i have 2 laptops & i use both of them equally ( 6-8 hrs each a day) I started doing the same trick almost an year back; removing battery & plugged in all the time & other one is being used just like the way every other person uses it; with battery connected/pluggedin to a laptop (continously getting charged). & guess what…..”IT WORKS”.

By: Ichiro Furusato

Ichiro Furusato — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:57:19 +0000

No, your colleague is not an idiot, almost NO laptops bypass the mains when plugged in — they continue to use the battery since that’s the actual power supply for the laptop, not the mains (the mains is just a battery charger).

If you are solely using your laptop while plugged in, be sure your battery remains at least slightly charged while sitting around since a fully-discharged lithium battery is a dead battery. Operating a laptop without a battery obviously does not degrade any battery and is therefore good advice; the only downside is if you accidentally disconnect the power connection since you won’t have the battery acting in its normal role as a UPS.

By: Vivek

Vivek — Mon, 26 May 2008 15:52:18 +0000

Your colleague is an idiot. All laptops today bypass battery once it’s fully charged.

By: aaa

aaa — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:32:22 +0000

New generation of battery discharge when it’s full??

By: b

Mon, 26 May 2008 09:01:03 +0000

pretty sure this is a myth.