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    Macbook battery usage

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by vaio_boi, Sep 19, 2006.

  1. vaio_boi

    vaio_boi Notebook Evangelist

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    How is the battery life on the Macbook? And if I use it daily, how long do you think it will last me?

    Also, is leaving macbook plugged even at full all day bad for it? Should I unplug when it's full and use it till it drains?

    What do you Macbook users do?
     
    vaio_boi, Sep 19, 2006
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  2. pina

    pina Notebook Geek

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    when I'm at home, I keep it plugged in. The power doesn't come through the battery when it's connected to the plug. You can remove the battery when using the plug.
     
    pina, Sep 20, 2006
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  3. Wooky

    Wooky Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, I considered the following:
    1)the battery wont charge if its above 95% charged;
    2) apparently its best to charge li-ion batteries when they have ~30% of charge left;

    So I have developed the following strategy. If at home, I leave it plugged in. After the charge drops to 95% - i.e., the batery is about to recharge, I unplug it and let it go down to 40%~30% and then I recharge it again. Every once in a while, say every two months, it is nice to recalibrate the battery as well.
     
    Wooky, Sep 20, 2006
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  4. ogando_jose

    ogando_jose Notebook Consultant

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    batery life on a macbook??? well, in two words it rocks. Some days I can use it about 4 hours to 4 hours and a half through all day with hibernating mode between some clases. Yeah, minimum brightness, but as the screen is really bright you can work on it with no problems.
     
    ogando_jose, Sep 21, 2006
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  5. vaio_boi

    vaio_boi Notebook Evangelist

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    How do you calibrate the macbook?
     
    vaio_boi, Sep 21, 2006
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  6. pina

    pina Notebook Geek

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    read the manual!
     
    pina, Sep 21, 2006
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