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To use the battery or not to use the battery... There's the question!

post #1 of 11
9/11/06 at 4:03pm
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Hey guys!

It's been awhile since I last posted in theese forums so here i go again.

I have a Clevo based Laptop, equal to the Sager 5720.

My question is: Should I use the laptop, when connected to the energy that comes from the wall (I don't know the word in English... In Portuguese it's "Tomada" and I bet you didn't know that ), with the battery mounted in? Or without it?


The only problem is that if I take the battery off, the laptop will be disbalanced and it will "wiggle" Is there any known "solution" to this?


Obrigado ppl (that's portuguese for "thanks....ppl" )
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post #2 of 11
9/11/06 at 7:47pm
Best to leave it in to prevent wiggling. I had a power outage yesterday for a brief half second. My desktop restarted but my laptop stayed on because of the battery.
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post #3 of 11
9/12/06 at 1:40pm
If you want to get the most life possible out of your battery, and your often connected to wall power, take out the battery.
If you know you not going to be using it for a while I would recommend storing it in a cool dry place at about 80% charge. Many people have different opinions about battery life and usage. This is what I have found that works best. Unfortunatly, your laptop might be unbalanced when not on a desk, but you will definatly have a longer lasting battery.
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post #4 of 11
9/20/06 at 9:27pm
Also, you could accidentaly unplug the ac adaptor when the battery is not hooked up to the laptop, the laptop will turn off.
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post #5 of 11
9/21/06 at 11:11am
I have the 5720 and I do the same thing that Charles suggested.
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post #6 of 11
9/22/06 at 1:52am
Lithium-ion batteries maximum potential lessens with age. So no matter whether it is in or out in say three years its potential more maximum charge is lessened.

Disadvantages
A unique drawback of the Li-ion battery is that its life span is dependent upon aging from time of manufacturing (shelf life) regardless of whether it was charged, and not just on the number of charge/discharge cycles. This drawback is not widely publicized.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_ion_battery
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post #7 of 11
9/22/06 at 1:19pm
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post #8 of 11
9/22/06 at 10:13pm
By the looks of it the best place to keep your battery is in the fridge. 6% is not bad.
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post #9 of 11
9/23/06 at 4:12am
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Originally Posted by Charles@PCTorque
The best way to do it? When your notebooks sitting on ur desk plugged in take out the battery. If you take it somewhere, just leave it in.
Heh, sometimes the cure is worse than the ill. I'd rather just use the battery 'till it's dead and then buy a fresh one.

Great info Charles, nice to see all the battery info consolidated into one thread.
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post #10 of 11
4/16/08 at 5:54am
The battery will only discharge a tiny bit so taking it out won't save any power that your using from the socket on the wall. Using your battery and then charging it also will not save power as it takes more power to charge then what you'll get out of a battery.
It is good to always keep your battery in the notebook so it stays fully charged. It is also a good idea to use the battery (say take it down to 10%) and then charge it up back to 100% once or twice a month.
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post #11 of 11
4/22/08 at 1:12pm
My personal opinion is you can create a lot of inconvenience for yourself by trying to save your battery and make it last longer. In the end, for all your effort, you will probably not save it that much and after three years it will still need replacing, but by then you will probably buy a new notebook anyway.
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