Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > Sean Perry on Thursday 13 Jul 2006 01:37 wrote: > >> That said, most laptop batteries degrade performance significantly if >> left plugged into the mains 24/7. So only plug in for refills. > > That's scary. > > I've been using my laptop 24/7 plugged into the mains. > > Can you refer me to some documentation which details about it ?
I'm not sure how "significant" the degradation is. I almost never use my battery, but I leave it in, even when plugged in. It's down to about a 1hr charge (originally 3) after 2 years. But I've been told best practices won't give you much more than a 3 year life span, anyway. -- derek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]