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Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics by beojan on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @07:10PM (#12860237)
> Batteries - yeah, Windows laptops usually don't have amazing battery life and it can even be slightly worse under Linux, however if you're working in a mode where you laptop is 99% plugged in and you just need occasionally a couple of hours from it, it's quite doable, which I'd imagine is the use-case for most "workstation" usage scenarios.

Unfortunately, it turns out this usage pattern is terrible for the battery.

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Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics by AsyncAwait on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @07:45PM (#12860411)
> Unfortunately, it turns out this usage pattern is terrible for the battery.

If you let it sufficiently (not fully!) discharge at least once a month, I don't see why it would be particularly terrible for the battery, what am I missing?

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Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics by beojan on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @07:56PM (#12860469)
As far as I am aware, letting it discharge is only for calibration purposes (to ensure the battery gauge reads correctly).

I've been using my laptop battery for about three years with exactly this pattern, and what once lasted ~4 hours on a charge now lasts about 25 minutes.

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