I had to look up the date to be sure - FWIW, My Toshiba laptop has been
plugged in continously since March 2007.
On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 5:46 PM, deebel <deebel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I use a Lenovo (old IBM Thinkpad) in a docking station and the laptop
> has a battery optimiser program that monitors the battery charge state
> and ensures no overcharge to the battery detriment.
>
> Dave
>
> On 02/10/2013 22:17, Ken Norton wrote:
> >> I'm not Dr Battery, but I've been told this repeatedly by Apple staff.
> Leaving a laptop plugged in is also a gross waste of energy.
> > This really grates me. It's reminds me of the fact that 99.999% of all
> > VCRs would lose their memory and time if unplugged for the power
> > failed. Instead of spending FIFTY CENTS to make it non-volitile, the
> > manufacturers REFUSED to do it because we IDIOT consumers would buy
> > them with or without that feature.
> >
> > So, we now have a situation where the computer is unable to adequately
> > manage the battery and instead cooks it from overcharging and from
> > heat from the rest of the computer! We IDIOT consumers don't hold the
> > companies accountable and demand better battery management.
> >
> > That said, my wife's Lenovo laptop is very good at temperature
> > management and seems better behaved in battery management. The battery
> > is still hanging in there where all her previous laptop computers have
> > gone toes up.
> >
> >
>
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