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    atillery: GIZMODO ONLY USED PART OF THE PARAGRAPH FROM APPLE. "For proper maintenance of a lithium-based battery, it’s important to keep the electrons in it m... more »
    J_Frank_Parnell: I constantly charge/discharge my crappy Acer notebook, and after a year and a half the battery is starting to go byebye. I frequently let the battery ... more »
    Aristeia: Ok... I am so sick and tired of this. Apple is wrong. Unless they have completely fucked up their own laptops, they are wrong. Modern electronics d... more »
    fuchikoma: If the protection circuit on a Lithium ion battery fails, it can be damaged by overcharging. I've had very good luck with my batteries. I routinely c... more »
    Xeno: If you want to leave your laptop plunged in for a long time it's a good idea just to remove the battery are run entirely on outlet power. more »
    otus: batteries are cheap on ebay. just use it how you want and buy a new one. more »
    Kaiser-Machead: As a general rule I unplug my MBP before I leave (which I almost never leave at home anyway), and since it holds a charge for quite some time in sleep... more »
    BriceCachinga: honestly i don't get that "discharge once a month and recharge" bullcrap. According to battery university.com it seems lithium likes electrons as much... more »
    m0m0: so is that really the proper way? my experience have been that by keeping it plugged it in, the battery seems to be able to keep the charge longer. it... more »
    Nowell: Complete truth here. My HP notebook I got maybe 2 years ago won't hold a charge, or power on, without being plugged in. Had an old Razr that did the s... more »
    Brookespeed: I'm running an x61 without the lenovo management software after upgrading to XP and now 7. After about 1 year the battery life (standard) has gone fr... more »
    Scupfisher: I have a late 2006 MacBook. After 758 cycles it still has 97% of it's original capacity. It usually runs more off the battery any given day than it do... more »
    notlikeacat: Rule No. 1: All portable device batteries need to be deep cycled. Rule No. 2: See rule No. 1 more »
    Gino Punsalan: We deal with Lithium based batteries in the rc hobby all the time. These batteries start degrading right after manufacture. To keep them at their poss... more »
    not_a_virus.exe.vbs: I have a Thinkpad T60 that just turned 3, and I keep it plugged in pretty much 24/7. When I first got it I could wring about 4 hours out of it, now it... more »
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    Unplug Your Laptop to Keep Your Li-Ion Battery Healthy

    Will leaving your notebook constantly plugged-in kill your battery faster? Gina Trapani is exploring the issue after a friend's battery wouldn't charge after only two years. Though HP and Dell support pages weren't quite definitive, Apple clearly cautions against it: More »
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