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Re:Tracking two years of laptop battery use, sampled every m... by coin on Sunday July 27, 2014 @02:15PM (#8093463)
I'm confused, is he tracking computer usage, or % of battery drained? If the laptop is plugged in then battery drain won't show up. Also power draw will be different than duration of computer use, as some tasks are more CPU intensive.
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Re:Tracking two years of laptop battery use, sampled every m... by micampe on Sunday July 27, 2014 @04:03PM (#8093811)
He is tracking battery capacity (Current Capacity / Max Capacity), not battery drain. This is useful to track the lifetime of the battery itself, instead of its charge.
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