Is it true that leaving the mains plugged into my laptop can seriously shorten the life of my Dell Laptop Battery?
2007-01-02 04:54:14 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Not true.
With battery technology evolving in the past 10 years that does not exist. Batteries that are in laptops, cordless power tools and cell phones are all made to be depleted and recharged many times over.
2007-01-02 04:57:34 · answer #1 · answered by mybestemail69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch for heat build-up. That is what is dangerous. Dell buys most of it's batteries from Sony, the people that make Exploding Batteries.
In general, an Ion battery like used in a laptop, should be used towared discharge now and then. The charger and charging circuitry is supposed to automatically regulate, so it does not charge when the battery has a full charge. It should be OK to leave your battery in the laptop at all times, but watch out for heat.
You can and should review the manual that came with the computer.
Good luck and Happy Computing!
2007-01-02 04:58:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't have a dell, but my wife's laptop battery is basically worthless (we need to keep it plugged in). I bought a macbook over a year ago and the battery is fine, although I do not keep it plugged in when using - I only have it plugged in when installing updates and the battery is low. If you get a new battery, don't leave the laptop plugged in when using it (kind of defeats the purpose) and only plug in when a charge is needed. Every laptop I've seen has a battery indicator to let you know how much power is left so if the battery is getting low and you're still working, then plug it in otherwise leave it unplugged.
2016-03-29 04:37:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me ponder that one. Hmmmm. OK I got it. NOOO. You can extend it by running the laptop off of the battery a lot and runing it into the low life remaining situation just to condition the battery. Keeping a laptop battery plugged in and hardly ever using the battery would surely kill it dead.
2007-01-02 04:57:45 · answer #4 · answered by postmasterfsx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, current laptops do not use the old Ni-cad batteries which have "memories" and should not remain plugged in for long periods of time. My currrent IBM even is smart enough to not fully charge itself (98% instead of 100%) to even better save itself.
2007-01-02 04:59:09 · answer #5 · answered by Gitix 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what type of battery you are using.
Also, everyone calm down about the *** picture I've seen is used TONS of times as people avatars on forums and stuff. Those "buns" don't belong to whoever asked the question :P
2007-01-02 05:33:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ANy rechargeable bateries life can be reduced if you overcharge it. This is the same for laptops. To get the best life do't leave it charging for long periods suvh as overnight al the time
2007-01-02 06:52:01 · answer #7 · answered by Gordon B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just sit the laptop on your ***. It will never loose charge.
2007-01-02 04:56:33 · answer #8 · answered by novembr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ow my god, what an oracle...
ow, batteries, almost forgot. hard to concentrate with that picture of yours... emm, i don't think it will cause any 'serious' damage,it might just shorten its life.
2007-01-02 05:53:57 · answer #9 · answered by Dirty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one is going to answer this question because of the question.
I guarantee that.
Nice photo!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a nice day
2007-01-02 05:04:57 · answer #10 · answered by Ringo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋