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Welcome to Paradise => Help Section - how do I? => Topic started by: Bulldog on December 28, 2008, 09:00:01 PM

Title: Laptop
Post by: Bulldog on December 28, 2008, 09:00:01 PM

For JC or anyone who may know the answer..

Is it best to leave your laptop plugged in while using @ home or use the battery ?

I guess I\m just worried about it being plugged in all the time and that hurting the battery  :dontknow:

BD  :happy3:

Title: Re: Laptop
Post by: JohnnyCastaway on December 28, 2008, 09:28:20 PM

the newer laptops use lithium ion batteries which are pretty resilient so no probs leaving it plugged in.  You will want to drain the battery from time to time, but that's about it.

One thing to remember that when you're on the battery the system will try to cut down it's power consumption so its slower, the display will be dimmer, hard drive will spin down when idle for a few minutes, then have to spin back up again when it needs it, so the system has to wait that extra second or two to access the Hard drive...another delay.

Title: Re: Laptop
Post by: flopnfly on December 28, 2008, 09:41:03 PM

I always keep mine plugged in when I can.  I only have about an hour on my battery and then it shuts down.

Title: Re: Laptop
Post by: Bulldog on December 28, 2008, 09:50:36 PM

Thanks  :happy3:

Title: Re: Laptop
Post by: flopnfly on December 28, 2008, 09:57:16 PM

Wait until you see Steve's pictures on your 50" monitor, you'll be blown away