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jstw · Jul 8, 2006, 02:02 PM

Hi, will it harm the battery to have the it chargin when full, or should i never run it of mains?

Jeff Lebowski · Jul 8, 2006, 04:53 PM

It won't harm the battery. It doesn't charge when it reaches 100%. The power gets diverted to the computer itself.

jstw · Jul 8, 2006, 06:45 PM

yay!!

Dillon-K · Jul 12, 2006, 03:26 AM

Haha, I'd have to say "yay" as well... I was worried about that

. My current laptop (old IBM Thinkpad) was used by my aunt before I bought it... and basically she NEVER used the battery EVER, meaning that I have 10 minutes of battery life! yay! </sarcasm>

Chips G · Jul 12, 2006, 08:35 AM

Battery preformance dies over time whether or not you use the battery. My iBook battery lasts maybe 10 minutes (iBook G3 500mhz) and while I did not use the battery all that often, I did use it.