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Old 08-05-2009, 10:34   #6
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Re: Useful article re Battery life on laptops and how to preserve it

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Originally Posted by derekgas View Post
My laptop is plugged in, therefore on charge, almost all of the time, either in the office, at home, or in the car...
You could probably do with letting it run on batteries every once in a while. If you're moving the laptop between home/office/car, pick one where you'll get a couple of hours (or less) before moving it again, and just don't bother plugging it in.

As well as giving the battery a bit of a break from being continually trickle charged, it also reduces the physical stress on your power adapter and the laptop's power jack, as you're plugging/unplugging less often.
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