Comments on: Replacing Your Laptop Battery Charger

By: Ken N

Ken N — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:59:48 +0000

Actually over all the years I’ve worked with computers and laptops I have never found any real compelling reason why you should need to pull the battery out while the unit is plugged in. The computer itself simply recognizes when it is plugged in and will either charge the battery if it’s a little low or simply keep a float charge on it to maintain high performance. Another good reason to leave it in is for the odd but rather un-enjoyable moments when the power goes out or flickers. Laptops will recognize this and immediately switch to battery power so you lose nothing that you have been working on. I’ve never read where taking the battery out would increase the life cycles of the battery unless there is something wrong with the charging unit in the notebook itself, in which you would need to get that fixed anyway.

By: laptop battery

laptop battery — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:34:29 +0000

good article，How about not keeping your laptop battery plugged in all the time. Take it out when you are using the power cord.

By: Ken N

Ken N — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:38:47 +0000

Well the processor has a lot to do with it; however there are so many variables to the battery life of a laptop that you really can’t point to one “cure-all”. You have to ask yourself several questions. What do I use my notebook for? The brightness of the screen is a HUGE factor in battery life. So are DVD’s and the Blu-ray drives that are showing up on laptops. The laser that the Blu-ray uses is a power hungry pig. That is being addressed by having the software do some of the work versus the processor doing everything; however it’s best to watch movies with the laptop plugged in. With laptops it is somewhat of a balancing act to get the best performance out of your laptop. Sometimes you need to trade one feature for another. Watch a movie but turn down the brightness and use ear-buds. One key thing with laptops and I’ve noticed many people don’t do this; prop it up a little to make sure you are getting good airflow to the fans(s). Letting your laptop overheat can not only damage some of the components but it also makes the fans work overtime in trying to cool it down sucking ore juice from your battery.

By: battery

battery — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:43:49 +0000

Thank you for this outstanding article.I thought Centrino was the best technology for laptop battery performance.