I use a Lenovo (old IBM Thinkpad) in a docking station and the laptop
has a battery optimiser program that monitors the battery charge state
and ensures no overcharge to the battery detriment.
Dave
On 02/10/2013 22:17, Ken Norton wrote:
>> I'm not Dr Battery, but I've been told this repeatedly by Apple staff.
>> Leaving a laptop plugged in is also a gross waste of energy.
> This really grates me. It's reminds me of the fact that 99.999% of all
> VCRs would lose their memory and time if unplugged for the power
> failed. Instead of spending FIFTY CENTS to make it non-volitile, the
> manufacturers REFUSED to do it because we IDIOT consumers would buy
> them with or without that feature.
>
> So, we now have a situation where the computer is unable to adequately
> manage the battery and instead cooks it from overcharging and from
> heat from the rest of the computer! We IDIOT consumers don't hold the
> companies accountable and demand better battery management.
>
> That said, my wife's Lenovo laptop is very good at temperature
> management and seems better behaved in battery management. The battery
> is still hanging in there where all her previous laptop computers have
> gone toes up.
>
>
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