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Nickefer
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13. July 2007 @ 14:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i was j/w is it better to always keep a laptop plugged in or just plug it in to recharge it, or does it really matter?
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13. July 2007 @ 14:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You could technically argue that it's better for the battery to discharge it and recharge it, but Lithium Ion batteries are almost completely unaffected by that these days, and some laptops run slower or with reduced features on battery power, whether you like it or not.



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13. July 2007 @ 14:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Keep it plugged in, at the very least you will get a brighter screen.
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13. July 2007 @ 15:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah i know it runs slower and reduced off battery power, i was jw cuz ive heard too that a laptop always on ac power will put more wear on your computer...which too me kinda sounds dumb cuz a pc is always on ac...whats so different??
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It shoudnt put more wear on your PC, but honestly even if it does will you really be using this computer long enought for it to completely crap out on you. Two to three years down the line and you will probably have a new one.
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13. July 2007 @ 16:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
exactly! well thanks this makes me feel better cuz my laptop is plugged in the majority of the time and i was just wondering if it was actaully bad for it.
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14. July 2007 @ 02:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Older batteries, if they were being charged constantly (i.e if a laptop is plugged into the mains) used to get shorter and shorter amounts off each charge, but now they don't seem too bad at it.



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14. July 2007 @ 11:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah i was just wondering cuz my laptop stays plugged in almost all the time, i rarely take it off charge except when i go to school or have to take it somewhere, and its a new laptop too i just got it in may
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