Over the years Apple and the other laptop makers have improved the battery chemistry as well as the electronics, you are still smarter than the computer!
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The problem is the idea of having a fully charged is not the ideal charge if you want the battery to last longer.
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the ideal level is 80% if you leave the device plugged in all of the time. The newer M series systems do that automatically (if you enable it), sadly the older Intel systems don’t.
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The problem is the idea of having a fully charged is not the ideal charge if you want the battery to last longer. The ideal level is 80% if you leave the device plugged in all of the time. The newer M series systems do that automatically (if you enable it), sadly the older Intel systems don’t.
With the older Intel systems you need to run the system on battery often enough so the battery gets exercise yet doesn’t drop below 40% so you don’t chew a cycle count.
Then we have the age issue! Lithium Ion batteries chemistry breaks down just from age (about five to seven years) and remember the cycle count is around 1000 so far you have just gone over 15% of its total cycles.
So the race is on which will happen first! Is the age of the battery the factor or burning cycles?
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To help you see things more effectively I would recommend installing a good battery monitor app like [https://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/|CoconutBattey] I’ve used it for years and find it’s the best App for the job.
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To help you see things more effectively I would recommend installing a good battery monitor app like [link|https://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/|CoconutBattey] I’ve used it for years and find it’s the best App for the job.
Over the years Apple and the other laptop makers have improved the battery chemistry as well as the electronics, you are still smarter than the computer!
The problem is the idea of having a fully charged is not the ideal charge if you want the battery to last longer.
the ideal level is 80% if you leave the device plugged in all of the time. The newer M series systems do that automatically (if you enable it), sadly the older Intel systems don’t.
With the older Intel systems you need to run the system on battery often enough so the battery gets exercise yet doesn’t drop below 40% so you don’t chew a cycle count.
Then we have the age issue! Lithium Ion batteries chemistry breaks down just from age (about five to seven years) and remember the cycle count is around 1000 so far you have just gone over 15% of its total cycles.
So the race is on which will happen first! Is the age of the battery the factor or burning cycles?
To help you see things more effectively I would recommend installing a good battery monitor app like [https://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/|CoconutBattey] I’ve used it for years and find it’s the best App for the job.