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I've recently been reading (from a lot of sources!) that overcharging battery-operated devices ruins the batteries.
This came to be true for my brothers Acer laptop - the battery is ruined, and we have to use the power adaptor all the time.
However, before I knew that you shouldn't overcharge, I overcharged my iPhone 3GS A LOT. Every night for over 2 years it's been on charge all night and it only takes a few hours for it to get up to full battery. I haven't noticed any significant decrease in daily battery life, and...its fine!
So now I'm confused. Are the batteries that Apple use unique in that overcharging them makes no difference?
Or is it that overcharging mobile phone batteries makes no difference (as opposed to laptop batteries)?
What I really want to know, is what happens if I charge my MacBook Pro for too long?
Will it's battery life shorten like my brother's laptop or will it make no difference as with my (Apple) iPhone 3GS?
This came to be true for my brothers Acer laptop - the battery is ruined, and we have to use the power adaptor all the time.
However, before I knew that you shouldn't overcharge, I overcharged my iPhone 3GS A LOT. Every night for over 2 years it's been on charge all night and it only takes a few hours for it to get up to full battery. I haven't noticed any significant decrease in daily battery life, and...its fine!
So now I'm confused. Are the batteries that Apple use unique in that overcharging them makes no difference?
Or is it that overcharging mobile phone batteries makes no difference (as opposed to laptop batteries)?
What I really want to know, is what happens if I charge my MacBook Pro for too long?
Will it's battery life shorten like my brother's laptop or will it make no difference as with my (Apple) iPhone 3GS?