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Whats Better - Battery or Power Adapter
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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1623290" data-attributes="member: 234411"><p>Hello - as you can imagined this has been an oft asked question ad nauseum - a little searching on this site & some googling on the web (especially for Apple support articles) will likely provide you w/ plenty of information.</p><p></p><p>I have a MBPro (early 2013) - overall battery health is most dependent on the number of recharging cycles your battery has experienced (a cycle is defined as a nearly complete discharge & complete recharge; of course, this could be done at one time or over a number of partial discharges/recharges) - your battery should be in pretty good shape after even hundreds of complete recycles (won't be specific since varies w/ the computer), and then declines - look <a href="http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT1446" target="_blank">Here</a> (and the links) for more information.</p><p></p><p>You can check the number of 'cycles' that your battery has gone through and also the relative health by viewing the 'System Report' - attached is a screen capture from my laptop showing the battery's condition - notice the blue arrows showing the number of cycles, reported condition, and a ratio of mAh that can be calculated that will provide a percentage of remaining health of your battery; after 18 months, my battery is in pretty good shape. I also have a battery app that reports similar information that I've tabulated in Notes - so yet, another screen capture showing only 204 cycles and a 97% battery health - easy to track.</p><p></p><p>NOW, for an answer to your question - my advice is to keep your laptop plugged in as much as possible (mine sits by my den chair and rarely is unplugged) - now occasionally running down the battery is suggested to re-adjust the battery monitoring - I do this about twice a month when our maids show up and I sit on my 4-season porch. BUT, regardless of your practices the battery is likely going to outlast the useful like of the laptop if you want a new one every 3-5 years - computer owners really seem too worry to much about this issue - but hey, just my 2 cents, but I've thought about it! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Dave</p><p></p><p>.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]21359[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]21360[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1623290, member: 234411"] Hello - as you can imagined this has been an oft asked question ad nauseum - a little searching on this site & some googling on the web (especially for Apple support articles) will likely provide you w/ plenty of information. I have a MBPro (early 2013) - overall battery health is most dependent on the number of recharging cycles your battery has experienced (a cycle is defined as a nearly complete discharge & complete recharge; of course, this could be done at one time or over a number of partial discharges/recharges) - your battery should be in pretty good shape after even hundreds of complete recycles (won't be specific since varies w/ the computer), and then declines - look [URL="http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT1446"]Here[/URL] (and the links) for more information. You can check the number of 'cycles' that your battery has gone through and also the relative health by viewing the 'System Report' - attached is a screen capture from my laptop showing the battery's condition - notice the blue arrows showing the number of cycles, reported condition, and a ratio of mAh that can be calculated that will provide a percentage of remaining health of your battery; after 18 months, my battery is in pretty good shape. I also have a battery app that reports similar information that I've tabulated in Notes - so yet, another screen capture showing only 204 cycles and a 97% battery health - easy to track. NOW, for an answer to your question - my advice is to keep your laptop plugged in as much as possible (mine sits by my den chair and rarely is unplugged) - now occasionally running down the battery is suggested to re-adjust the battery monitoring - I do this about twice a month when our maids show up and I sit on my 4-season porch. BUT, regardless of your practices the battery is likely going to outlast the useful like of the laptop if you want a new one every 3-5 years - computer owners really seem too worry to much about this issue - but hey, just my 2 cents, but I've thought about it! ;) Dave . [ATTACH=full]21359[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]21360[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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