Re:On the road with the 13-inch MacBook Pro
by dom96 on Sunday November 06, 2016 @04:58PM
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> I know I'm in the habit of keeping my laptop plugged in as much as possible for those times when I do need to rely on the battery.
I do this too. But also for another reason, I try to reduce battery usage to increase the lifetime of the battery. I should probably research whether this is something I should actually be concerned about (anyone any ideas?)
Re:On the road with the 13-inch MacBook Pro
by grzm on Sunday November 06, 2016 @05:38PM
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I've heard rumors that keeping the battery topped off (plugged in) also decreases battery life :) If someone would like to google that for me, much appreciated!
Re:On the road with the 13-inch MacBook Pro
by emp_zealoth on Sunday November 06, 2016 @05:53PM
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I've killed my battery in a year by repeatedly running it down more or less completely every day
Which kinda sucks if you have glued in batteries...
Re:On the road with the 13-inch MacBook Pro
by lobster_johnson on Sunday November 06, 2016 @07:14PM
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Apple's power management is smart enough that when you reach 100%, it will let the battery drain a bit before charging again:
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-recommended-to-unplug-a-MacBook-...
This is a good take. I hadn't thought of this argument before. It makes sense.
I know I'm in the habit of keeping my laptop plugged in as much as possible for those times when I do need to rely on the battery. I generally get only half a day with my MBA (13" early 2015) running multiple JVMs, Mail, and Safari with lots of tabs. I do find I get better performance when I turn off WiFi and dim the screen.
According to the tech specs, my laptop should get "Up to 12 hours wireless web". The 13" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar specs at "Up to 10 hours wireless web". I wonder if this means I'll get less unplugged time with the MBP.