Recharge battery every day or plug into wall?

Never had a laptop before. I use all of the battery power every day or every other day. Have been using only on battery and recharging every day or every other day. Is it okay to use plugged into the wall?

ellencape wrote:
I use all of the battery power every day or every other day. Have been using only on battery and recharging every day or every other day.
Don't do this if you don't need to. You should run your battery all the way out (i.e., calibrate it) every month or two, but such constant complete-cycle use will kill your battery quickly.
Is it okay to use plugged into the wall?
Yes.

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I dont think so. But why is it that it won't work while plugged into the computer. That is supposed to also charge it. And why unlike other products when battery is worn out where it progresses over weeks or months to get shorter and shorter battery life did this suddenly go from holding a full day+ charge and showing 85% bat life to poof nothing.
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Can batttery be bypassed? do i have to unplug and plug into wall always?

hi, im looking at buying a macbook or macbook pro.
when i plug in the power adaptor to the wall socket,
the battery gets charged right?
isnt there a way to NOT use the battery, and so just draw
power from the wall socket?
cause mostly the laptop will be stationary in my room, with
music devives connected to it............will i have to unplug the adaptor
when the battery is full? or can i leave the adaptor plugged into the wall ALL THE TIME? .........do i HAVE TO unlug and plug the adaptor in accordingly to battery level????
if i take the battery out, and just plug into the wall, will this work???
thanks

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I'll second that opinion. MacBook Pro has a lithium ion technoogy battery that tolerates charging even when not fully discharged. There is a smart charge regulator in the battery pack itself that prevents over-charge. It is safe to leave the battery in the MacBook Pro and connect to wall power when convenient.
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Thank you for using the Apple Support Communities
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Recharge battery every day or plug into wall?

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