Charging a lithium battery to 80% only?

Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? by bayindirh on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @05:49AM (#38361953)

I generally do mundane tasks like SSH sessions or zoom meetings when I'm on battery. Heavier tasks are always offloaded to my desktop system, most of the times, so running on battery here and there doesn't impact many things in my case.

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Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? by dalore on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:36AM (#38362800)

A video call though isn't that mundane. Google Meet often has my cpu and fans spinning. I do prefer Zoom as it uses fewer resources. But of course, it will work on battery.

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Re:Charging a lithium battery to 80% only? by bayindirh on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @07:44AM (#38362897)

For an M1 powered MacBook Air, none of them creates a significant power spike on the system. I use both regularly, generally one hour at a time, and battery percentage doesn't take a noticeable hit after the call, and the computer doesn't warm up.

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