Comments on: Five Ways to Boost Your Battery Life

By: Olivia smith

Olivia smith — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:21:36 +0000

its not advisable to keep the battery charging all the time as it may damage the battery
you must calibrate the battery for higher performance i.e. fully charge and then fully discharged.

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By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:47:30 +0000

Lower the brightness of your display, that is the number one thing I would tell someone to do, keep it as dim as possible.

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:23:42 +0000

Biggest drains on your battery:

Optical drives (CD/DVD, etc.)
Wireless (bluetooth, wifi)
External devices
Display
HDD

Eject any disks from your optical drive, turn off what wireless service you can live without.

Set your wifi adapter to use power-saving mode.

Dim your display, let it shut off when it’s idle.

Let your HDD spin/power down when it’s not needed.

Avoid external peripherals wherever possible.

@Anol: a recharge ‘cycle’ in a modern Li-ion battery is one full drain and recharge. Charging the battery twice from 50% counts as one “cycle”. The chargers stop when the battery is full, and begin to power the device on AC only.

You should not make a habit of fully draining a Li-ion or NiMH battery — that advice no longer applies, and can actually cause degredation when using recent (<= 3 yrs old) designs.

However, you should use the battery from time to time; if you find yourself having very long sessions without the need for battery power, removing the battery is a good way to keep it from being exposed to the heat of the notebook, and this can prolong its useful life.

By: Zia

Zia — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:54:50 +0000

I agree with Anol (as my post discussed it). Worth also checking 15 ways to extend your laptop's battery life.

By: the dude

the dude — Thu, 29 May 2008 10:03:22 +0000

Kill wireless if you are not using it.
Kill your antivirus realtime protection. Makes the HDD work more. Kill unnecessary services or CPU consuming apps that you are not using.
Switch to power saver mode.

By: David Owens

David Owens — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:24:16 +0000

Turn off the bluetooth on your device. This goes for mobiles/cell phones too.

Bluetooth devours huge amounts battery power, hence it being absent from the iPhone (so far).

By: BK

BK — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:39:32 +0000

In what country are there abundant AC outlets in airports?

There’s nothing like the sight of three or four (apparently) highly paid executives sitting on the floor at the airport, huddled around two lone outlets next to the bathroom, frantically swapping power between them every 5 minutes or so. Or the lone soul begging for just 10 minutes of charge time from someone juicing both their iPod and cell at once.

If you travel a lot, an airline club membership provides a much more reliable and less contentious source of power, along with a more quiet atmosphere for working.

By: Anol

Anol — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:08:57 +0000

All laptop batteries start off greatly, and over time the performance decreases rapidly. The main reason is – every chemical, rechargeable batteries got specific number of ‘recharge sessions’. If you keep charging the Laptop, when battery is full, the battery life will definitely degenerate over time.

Best way to avoid this :
1. Completely drain your battery before recharging
2. Remove your battery whenever possible and work with direct power supply.