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Is it bad to leave laptop plugged in the majority of the time? Sorry if this thread already exsist.
 

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Not really an issue, Lithium Ion batteries are quite tolerant to this. My laptop stays plugged into a dock all day at work and slowly discharges every night when I am at home.
 

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XxBRADxX said:
Is it bad to leave laptop plugged in the majority of the time? Sorry if this thread already exsist.
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It's ok as long as you unplug your laptop once a month and let the battery COMPLETELY drain out of power. Then plug it back in. If you hardly ever use your battery in your laptop, just take the battery out of the laptop and use it without a battery (Note: if you unplug the AC adapter, your laptop will shut off completely.
 

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500 GB sata
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I have a total of 4 pc's as well

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1AMD Athlon X4 6456GB DDR3 1066Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB GDDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
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HP Pavilion P7-1010
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Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
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AMD Athlon X4 645
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Foxxcon N-Alvorix RS880
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6GB DDR3 1066
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Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 512MB GDDR5
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Realtek Integrated Audio
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HP 2011x
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1600x900
Hard Drives
1. Crucial M4 128GB SSD
2. 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 RPM
3. 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green 5400RPM
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Seasonic S12 II Bronze 380 Watt
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HP OEM
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Coolermaster Heatsink, AVC Case Fan
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HP OEM- Made by Chicony
Mouse
HP OEM- Made by Logitech
Internet Speed
20MBit Down/4 Up
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Microsoft Security Essentials
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Internet Explorer 10
windude99 said:
It's ok as long as you unplug your laptop once a month and let the battery COMPLETELY drain out of power. Then plug it back in.
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That might be true for non-lithium-ion batteries. But draining a lithium battery does infact reduce its life every single time. There is no reason to drain a lithium battery and charge it again. No reason to do it.
 

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