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    Battery preservation on Macbook Air

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Phil, Apr 30, 2008.

  1. Phil

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    When using my Air I am almost always close to a power outlet. Should I keep the power adapter plugged in?
    Or should I run full cycles, and only start charging when the battery is almost empty?

    I tried searching the only thing I found was: Apple does not recommend leaving your portable plugged in all the time.
    http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
     
    Phil, Apr 30, 2008
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    I would follow Apple's advice on this one...but if I was always near a plug I'd still be too lazy to plug it in..hah.
     
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    So you mean making as large as possible cycles?

    that's what is unclear to me. Go from 100% to 0% everytime?
     
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    on my IBM i ve set it to go down to 90% and then up to 100% all the time...
     
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    It's advised in my laptop's manual to perform full cycles like that once in a while.... like say after 20 normal recharges... and also when you FIRST buy the laptop and before you use it..
     
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    Phil, Apr 30, 2008
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