Best way to charge a laptop battery to maximize its life?
Posted February 11th, 2009 by admin 1 Comment »
amirali1928 asked:
There is a similar question answered 8 months back. In that case, the battery had a backup of about 15 minutes. In my Dell Inspiron, the battery initially showed a life of more than 5 hours. I was advised to keep the battery fully charged and run the computer on the mains as far as possible. I did that and lost the original and the first replacement battery in about 10 months each. I am now advised that I should use the computer off the battery and charge it only when ‘Low battery’ shows up. I have read it somewhere (can’t find the source now!) that the battery lasts only a certain number of discharges and charges. That gives a very limited life of battery. Moreover, when I am using the computer on battery, it goes very, very slow and many of my favorite sites take ages to open and interact with. Could someone please advise what is the best way out? Regards.
There is a similar question answered 8 months back. In that case, the battery had a backup of about 15 minutes. In my Dell Inspiron, the battery initially showed a life of more than 5 hours. I was advised to keep the battery fully charged and run the computer on the mains as far as possible. I did that and lost the original and the first replacement battery in about 10 months each. I am now advised that I should use the computer off the battery and charge it only when ‘Low battery’ shows up. I have read it somewhere (can’t find the source now!) that the battery lasts only a certain number of discharges and charges. That gives a very limited life of battery. Moreover, when I am using the computer on battery, it goes very, very slow and many of my favorite sites take ages to open and interact with. Could someone please advise what is the best way out? Regards.