Four Ways to Take Better Care of Your Laptop’s Batteries
You likely spend more time on your laptop than with your significant other, your dog or — at the very least — your plants. So there’s no reason you shouldn’t treat it with the same tender loving care. Here are a few tips to ensure that your gadget’s battery has a long and happy life. (This guide is focused on lithium-ion batteries, which is what most modern laptops are packing. If you want to learn about how to care for other types of batteries, check out Battery University, a dense database of such things.) 1. Don’t get too attached. When you plug your laptop in for the first time, you should make sure to fully charge it once to calibrate it. But after that, aim to keep it between 40 and 80 percent. Apple’s customer care says you should do this to “keep the electrons in it moving occasionally.” Wired has a better explanation of whyhere. But the bottom line is, doing this can help prolong your battery life by as much as four times. I know that’s easier said than done. Just remembe...