I heard that it was better to take out the battery, and to leave the cord plugged in. I have a HP 2000, Windows 8.1, and I have had it for 2.5 years. Silver-level patrons have access to this related video from The Ask Leo! Video Library. So, are you shortening the lifespan somewhat? Probably. That’s kind of a rationalization, but it’s one advantage to having the battery. On the other hand, if your laptop has a battery (even a very old, very worn-out one that holds a charge for only 10 or 15 minutes), that still acts as enough of a power supply to protect your laptop from power spikes, power loss, and similar issues.
You lose your work if you haven’t saved and you have to wait until the power comes back. If the power ever goes out, say like in a thunderstorm, your desktop shuts down. The one thing that I like about leaving the battery in the laptop is that it’s like having an uninterrupted power supply. Leaving the battery in to protect the laptop By taking the battery out, you’re probably slowing the that degradation a little bit. Would it have been an hour and a half battery if I discharged periodically? Probably not. Over the years, battery lifespan does go down for example, a three-hour battery becomes an hour and a half battery, but that kind of reduction is over two to three years. With my Macs and PC laptops, I’ve left the battery in all the time. For example, in Macintosh laptops, you can’t replace the battery – it isn’t even removable. While battery technology is not increasing in terms of capacity, they are improving battery memory and lifespan issues. Now, that being said, it’s not as bad as it once was. If they’re kept at maximum or nearly full charged all the time, they don’t necessarily hold the charge as long as they would when they were new.
Ideally, you want to drain them to 20% or 50% so that they get recharged. There’s always a possibility that leaving your battery in the machine when it’s plugged in may shorten the life of your battery.Īctually, it’s better for the batteries to get drained, but not all the way to zero. I think that whatever you do will be just fine. And when I make my case here, I know there are going to be people who disagree with me.
For every answer that there is out there, there are arguments against it. This is one of those questions that comes up periodically and to be honest, there’s no right or wrong answer.
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