Battery and charging
Battery life that falls short, charging limits, swollen cells, USB-C chargers and power settings: what is normal wear, what is a fault and what to do next.
Threads in Battery and charging
- •
Should I keep my laptop at an 80 percent charge limit all the time?
I am writing up my thesis, and the laptop is plugged in at my desk for about twenty hours a day. I have read that holding a lithium-ion battery at 100 percent...
6replies - ✓
Battery is swollen and the trackpad is lifting, is it dangerous to keep using?
I hope someone here can help me, because I am a little frightened. My laptop is about five years old. This week I noticed that it no longer sits flat on the...
8replies - ✓
Can I use my phone's USB-C charger on my laptop?
I am a student and I left my laptop charger at my sister's place two towns over. My laptop has a USB-C port on the left side with a little lightning bolt next...
6replies - ✓
My laptop battery drops from 100 to 20 percent in two hours, is it dying?
My Windows 11 laptop is about three years old and the battery has gotten noticeably worse over the last few months. I unplug it at 100 percent, open a browser...
6replies - ✓
Is it bad to leave a laptop plugged in all the time?
Mostly no, with one caveat. Modern laptops stop charging at 100 percent and run from the adapter, so you will not overcharge the battery. But sitting full and...
1reply - ✓
How long should a laptop battery last before it needs replacing?
A laptop battery is a wear item, and it is measured in charge cycles, not years. Many are rated for a few hundred to about a thousand cycles before capacity...
1reply