I usually use my laptop plugged in. How should I store my battery?
Hi,
I just bought a new MacBook pro 13". I usually use my computer plugged in at home. I use it for work and use it this way all day and sometimes leave it on 24/7.
My concern is if I should keep the battery in place in the the laptop, or remove it? I ask because in my old PowerBook 12 inch I kept the battery in it and seldom used it. That battery seemed to die really fast, and after a couple years would only hold a charge for about 5 minutes.
Maybe that was just a problem with the battery in that model, but I wonder if it had anything to do with leaving it in the computer and not using it.. Basically always charging.
Maybe that was just a problem with the battery in that model, but I wonder if it had anything to do with leaving it in the computer and not using it.. Basically always charging.
Yes, it did. That battery's premature failure was caused, not by leaving it in the computer, but by *never using it.* It doesn't matter whether the battery is in the computer or out of it — it will die young if it isn't used regularly. So leave it in place (to allow your computer to run at full speed), but unplug the AC adapter and use your MBP on battery power for an hour or two every day or two to give the battery the regular light exercise it needs. And read this:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1764220
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