I have been told that when using a laptop the battery should be in the laptop even when using mains power. Is this true? If so why?
2007-04-30 10:22:17 · 6 answers · asked by Louise 6 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Generally, you want the battery in, yes, but you shouldn't NEED it to be in.
BUT, you also want to let the battery run down at least once a week.
It's a laptop, it likes to be free of it's mains lead, and as someone else said, (and as my girlfriend and daughter have proven to my complete satisfaction) leaving them plugged in 24/7 kills the battery real quick.
I sell used dell laptops, and in my experience all of the "C" series laptops can be left running 24/7 for months on end, providing of course, that you let the battery discharge at least once a week.
Cheers, Steve C
2007-04-30 11:17:02 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, I thought it was cos it helps to maintain the power in the battery. I have never taken my battery out when I'm using the mains, but then I never thought to. I've had mine for nearly two years now and unfortunately it fails to last 10 minutes without the mains : (
I won't get rid of mine, but I wouldn't buy another one, going to get a PC.
2007-04-30 10:31:34 · answer #2 · answered by haribosweets 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to, but I leave mine in. Also in order for you battery to charge it most be in the laptop and connected to the AC.
Just make sure not to leave your laptop on to all hours and plugged in, if you do you can do big damage to the battery where you will have to replace so. So at night when your done using the laptop turn it off and unplug it. Laptops are not meant to be left on to all all hours, like desktops.
2007-04-30 10:27:05 · answer #3 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't have to be but I can imagine the frustration if you knock out the power cable and the battery isn't in.
If you overcharge a battery by leaving it charging continuously it can damage the battery. It could also be a fire hazard (there are videos of macs and dells spontaneously combusting).
To be honest though you could argue this either way.
2007-04-30 11:17:20 · answer #4 · answered by Gordon B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason is if you have a powercut, you don't damage the pc by it switching off without shutting down. I once lost an entire harddrive that way. I thought shutting down properly was a myth but my harddrive failed immediately after a powercut and was irrepairable. For this reason, always have your battery in!
2007-04-30 10:32:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally yes, so that the battery is on charge and you don't lose work if a power failure occurs.
2007-04-30 10:27:28 · answer #6 · answered by paul w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋