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Apple Computing Products:
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ibook conundrum...!
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<blockquote data-quote="6string" data-source="post: 1122848" data-attributes="member: 120039"><p>Everyone has many theories on the best way to use a laptop battery.</p><p>Apple has their recommendation on monthly calibration.</p><p>I personally for one think that getting 59 months (almost 5yrs) out of a battery isn't bad, so however you have used it, you have done really well.</p><p>This blows everyone's theories on proper battery use out of the water really <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>I run mine on power almost all the time. I have it running on battery down to around 60-80% once in a blue moon and calibrate it once in a blue moon.</p><p></p><p>On my Macbook, the battery after 35months is at 95%, and still runs for around 5hrs of light use when I use it on battery, which as I say is very rare.</p><p>On my Macbook Pro I run it the same way, regardless of the opinions and theories out there as it has worked for me.</p><p>As long as the juice moves every now and then, the battery will be fine, just like a car, which if you run every week or so, it's fine.</p><p>At around $100 for a genuine Apple battery, for you it has been around $20 a year, 0.5 cents a day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="6string, post: 1122848, member: 120039"] Everyone has many theories on the best way to use a laptop battery. Apple has their recommendation on monthly calibration. I personally for one think that getting 59 months (almost 5yrs) out of a battery isn't bad, so however you have used it, you have done really well. This blows everyone's theories on proper battery use out of the water really :) I run mine on power almost all the time. I have it running on battery down to around 60-80% once in a blue moon and calibrate it once in a blue moon. On my Macbook, the battery after 35months is at 95%, and still runs for around 5hrs of light use when I use it on battery, which as I say is very rare. On my Macbook Pro I run it the same way, regardless of the opinions and theories out there as it has worked for me. As long as the juice moves every now and then, the battery will be fine, just like a car, which if you run every week or so, it's fine. At around $100 for a genuine Apple battery, for you it has been around $20 a year, 0.5 cents a day. [/QUOTE]
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