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Batteries for Mac

  • 17-12-2012 08:41PM
    #1
    Huggy198
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭


    Hi Lads / Ladies,

    Just after buying a new mac book pro. Just wondering about charging the battery, I've read in a few places that leaving it charged even when it's at 100% is ok so that you don't use up battery cycles. Is this true?

    I had a PC before and any advice i heard was always the opposite.

    Cheers for the help in advance! :)
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  • #2
    kirving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,345 ✭✭✭kirving


    Battery cycles matter yes, but there's no point obsessing about the battey. It's theres to be used.

    The life of lithium batteries is affected not only by the number of full to empty charge cycles it goes through, but also by how long the battery is left at 100%, 0%, and anywhere in between.

    The optimum range of a lithium battery to be left at is between 60-80% or there abouts. Otherwise, it will degrade at a faster rate all by itself.

    I read some research on this recently, but I can't find it now.


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