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Re:It's not bad to leave your laptop plugged in by Tichy on Friday February 26, 2010 @12:49PM (#1153647)
Really, the manufacturer should manage the battery for me when the notebook is connected to a power outlet. I don't want to have to worry about that kind of thing. Like, if it should run on battery once per month, just make it do so automatically. Is that too much to ask? Maybe some physical law prevents that kind of thing?
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Re:It's not bad to leave your laptop plugged in by grogers on Friday February 26, 2010 @01:12PM (#1153705)
Not exactly a law, but: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_astonishment

If your laptop battery suddenly started dropping towards zero charge when it was plugged in, you wouldn't be at all concerned? What if you needed it at full charge to take it somewhere?

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Re:It's not bad to leave your laptop plugged in by Tichy on Friday February 26, 2010 @02:32PM (#1153920)
Then at least the OS should give me a little reminder icon, "you haven't discharged your battery in n weeks". I see what you mean, but it seems unlikely that is the reason?
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