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i was just wondering if it was ok if i left my macbook plugged in rather than taking it out and charging it up all the time?
I use my MBP during the day at school. When I'm using it at my desk at home and there is a full battery, I take the battery out (leaving the MB plugged in). This just keeps the heat from the laptop being transferred to the battery than can shorten it's life.
You should not keep any kind of laptop plugged in all the time. That is because if you keep it in all the time, your computers' battery will blow since it never gets to work on its own.
I say you should probably keep your computer plugged in until it is fully charged, then when it is done charging, just keep it unplugged until around 10% is left.
Good Luck!
Hope I could help!
edited reprint, and you may want to check out this thread
My MBP is now 12 1/2 months old. I use mine as a desktop replacement. It is basically plugged into AC power at all times and is in use at least 4 and up to 12 hrs a day. The battery has never been removed. Once in a while I'll take it into another room or sit outside on battery power.
According to coconutBattery, the battery is 14 months old, it's been thru 5 loadcycles, and still is at 89% of original capacity.