brent timothy saner on 11 Jul 2009 09:43:09 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] New Macbooks


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Art Alexion wrote:
> On Saturday 11 July 2009 12:05:14 Brian Vagnoni wrote:
>> I'm pretty hard on most batteries despite the fact I try and plug in where
>> ever I go.
> 
> I am no battery expert, but I think plugging in too much lessens battery life.  
> Some batteries like to be topped off a lot, but I have found laptops like to 
> be charged and drained.
> 
> 

this is a case of nickel batteries vs. lithium batteries.

nickel batteries like to be charged completely and then discharged
completely.

lithium, the batteries found in newer laptops/devices, like to be
charged and kept charged.
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