Many articles talk about extending the run-times of your laptop's battery, but that's not what this is about. Rather, I'm talking about extending the overall life of your batteries. Common battery-care mistakes will reduce your batteries' service life and lead to needless and costly early replacement. ------------- Extend the life of your laptop's battery
A reader named Rick got a new laptop for the holidays and is wondering how to maximize the life of its expensive batteries:
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A reader named Rick got a new laptop for the holidays and is wondering how to maximize the life of its expensive batteries:
- "I just got a new laptop with Windows 7 for Christmas. The new laptop has a 6-cell lithium-ion battery. How can I get the most life from my new laptop's battery and make it last the longest? "Should I periodically charge and then use/drain the battery? Should I leave the battery in the laptop even when I'm using the AC plug? Will heat from the laptop when it's plugged into AC affect the lithium battery?"
- What causes the 'event ID 51' disk errors?
- Should I use Safe Mode for routine maintenance?
- Does a ReadyBoost flash drive really boost?
- What's this about Windows 7's 'God Mode'?
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