Laptop batteries

[Wade Smart]

01072006 0838 GMT-5

My aunts new Compaq says to remove the battery if your not going to ever 
unplug it. My new ThinkPad says to allow the battery to run down to 10% 
or less before recharging, because it will ruin the battery. It also 
says if the battery doesnt ever run down, it wont recharge after some time.

Wade


Phil Cooper wrote:

> Hi;
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> This is probably more of a hardware question than an Ubuntu one, but  
> you guys seem to know your stuff! I have a HP laptop running Ubuntu,  
> and it never goes any where - it's my main "desktop" machine and it  
> stays plugged in at least 80%+ of the time. My question is, would it  
> be better for the battery if I removed it altogether, or does it  
> being sat in the laptop with power not adversely affect it?
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>  - Phil C.
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