Posted on Wednesday, 17th February 2010 by admin
Should I fully drain it then charge it?
Or should I charge on and off randomly?
Charge to 80% and use till 20%?
Haha, any other ideas or advice?
Thankyou in advance..
Tags: Battery, Charge, Life, Macbook, Maximize, Order, Should
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February 17th, 2010 at 10:47 am
* Lower screen brightness and contrast.
* Avoid accessing the hard drive and CD/DVD ROM.
* Close unnecessary background applications like P2P software, IM clients, and media players.
* If you use an automatic defragmenter, disable it temporarily.
* Disable Bluetooth and WiFi if not in use, unless you are using a bluetooth keyboard or surfing the Internet through WiFi.
* Use a cooling pad when the laptop’s on for long periods so that the heat does not build up inside. Heat buildup will cause the fans in your laptop to spin faster, draining your battery even more.
* Turn off or disable unused ports like USB, Firewire, PCMCIA, and VGA using the device manager. Enable only the devices or ports that you really need.
February 17th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
I’m not sure, but I know macs have a lithium battery which mean that the battery doesn’t have any ‘memory’ so I basically charge it whenever I want.
But I do notice my macbook battery dies pretty fast, and its new too, it only lasts a couple of hours
Is it the same for you? or is it just me?
February 17th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
Instructions here to get the most out of your battery lifehttp://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/tutori…
February 17th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Yeah, I think your supposed to fully drain it then charge it. You should also consider having a 2nd power adapter…That’s what I do.