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Best for battery life...plugged in constantly or no?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rhedik" data-source="post: 1097225" data-attributes="member: 168648"><p>Just got my new MBP 17" i5, 4GB RAM, OS 10.6.4 last week. Trying my best to relearn the Mac stuff again.</p><p></p><p>I had bad luck with PC laptop batteries not lasting long so what is the best way to care for the life of my battery?</p><p></p><p>1. Is it better to keep your laptop plugged in constantly while in use and when not in use?</p><p></p><p>or</p><p></p><p>2. Is it better to only have it plugged in while being charged but when the battery is fully charged, unplug it while using laptop and while it's asleep. </p><p></p><p>The 2nd one will obviously increase the number of charge cycles drastically but I wasn't sure what the effect was of leaving it plugged in all the time. I've been leaving it plugged in while in use and when not in use but now I'm worried that maybe this isn't the best thing for the battery.</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhedik, post: 1097225, member: 168648"] Just got my new MBP 17" i5, 4GB RAM, OS 10.6.4 last week. Trying my best to relearn the Mac stuff again. I had bad luck with PC laptop batteries not lasting long so what is the best way to care for the life of my battery? 1. Is it better to keep your laptop plugged in constantly while in use and when not in use? or 2. Is it better to only have it plugged in while being charged but when the battery is fully charged, unplug it while using laptop and while it's asleep. The 2nd one will obviously increase the number of charge cycles drastically but I wasn't sure what the effect was of leaving it plugged in all the time. I've been leaving it plugged in while in use and when not in use but now I'm worried that maybe this isn't the best thing for the battery. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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