Keep the battery inside the Macbook at all times?!

So, there's this guy from the Apple store that told me "You are not supposed to pull out your battery. You only pull it out if the battery is bad. It could actually damage your computer by not having the battery inside." after he failed to make my battery come out (The clear plastic tab came off and I only got my macbook for a week!!). Is that true? Because my friend told me when I use the wall adapter I shouldn't keep the battery inside..Any help is appreciated.

pugxl wrote:
Because my friend told me when I use the wall adapter I shouldn't keep the battery inside..Any help is appreciated.
Of gosh no that is not right. You CAN operate (meaning it's possible) the computer w/o the battery in. It is not however, recommended. RUnning the computer w/o battery will decrease the processor as it runs in a safer type mode to reduce the chance of failure.
Also keep in mind that when you have the battery removed and are using the computer a simple tug of the MagSafe (very sensitive) will cause the entire computer to turn off improperly and further risking damage.
All Apple laptops are intelligent when charging the battery. Unlike some other things where it's bad to always have it plugged in as it will cause "overcharging" the Apple batteries do not do this. When it is plugged in the computer charges the battery to be full (or more then 95%). Once that is finished it stops charging the battery and runs off the power from the wall only until the battery falls below 95% then it will begin recharging.
So all in all, you CAN remove the battery if you need to, but to answer your question you really shouldn't remove the battery...The only reason i've ever had to remove my battery from my MB or my iBook was to do work inside the computer (upgrading RAM/HD) and that has been over the course of 5 years.
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