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getting. This does not hurt the battery in any way, but will extend the life of your battery. See Also: Laptop batteries are typically the first thing in a laptop that needs to be replaced. High-end batteries are rated at around 500 complete discharges before needing to be replaced. If your laptop battery is goes bad before this point, many manufacturers will just give you a free battery.
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Laptop batteries can be a tricky thing. Most companies release statistics showing how long their battery life is supposed to run, but real world tests almost always come up at about half the rate that was promised. If HP says the laptop will get 8 hours of battery life, it almost always means more in the neighborhood of four or five. However, with some helpful hints and tricks it is possible to get eight hours of battery life, and in some instances even more than that! The first thing you need to remember about your laptop’s battery is that it has a memory. If you constantly leave the laptop plugged in and never flex the laptop’s memory, it will start to lose its ability to charge correctly. If you constantly let the battery run down halfway, and then charge it back up never going below half you can do permanent damage to the battery. The best solution is to let the battery run out at least once a month. By doing this, you are literally flexing the battery internally and reminding it of how much charge it is capable of
When you are using the computer and need a few more hours of performance, it is important to remember a few things. Wi-Fi is the biggest battery drain on your battery. If you are sitting in a lecture hall without internet access, make sure you turn off the Wi-Fi card inside. If you don’t, your laptop is constantly looking for a signal to interact with and running your battery down in the process! Most laptops have a dedicated button on the casing that
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Extending the Life of Your Laptop Batteries | Battery Usage Tips
will toggle this on and off. It is as simple as pressing it when you get to class. The next biggest battery drain is the backlight. You do not need to run your laptop at full brightness to see what is going on. In fact, on most laptops you will barely need half brightness to be able to see perfectly well in everything but the brightest of circumstances. A few other tips include not watching video if you are trying to conserve battery, and to not use the built-in speakers. Using the headphones will save you battery life because the speakers are smaller and aren’t being powered by the computer. Flash is another huge battery drain. So playing those web games or running Youtube is an easy way to run down the battery life. As long as you pay attention, it is really easy to squeeze a few hours of battery life out of your machine. Taking care of your battery will make the battery life much longer in your free laptop. CloudTag: Extend Battery Life , Laptop Battery , Battery Usage Tips , Compaq nc4200 battery , Sony vgp-bps2a battery , Dell latitude d530 battery , Dell vostro 1510 battery
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