Comment on good alternatives to raspberry pi which are cheap and efficient?
dan@upvote.au 8 months agoIt’ll become a spicy UPS if you leave the power plugged in all the time though.
Comment on good alternatives to raspberry pi which are cheap and efficient?
dan@upvote.au 8 months agoIt’ll become a spicy UPS if you leave the power plugged in all the time though.
peregus@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Why?
dan@upvote.au 8 months ago
Laptop batteries are not designed to be at 100% charge for a long period of time. Same as phone batteries. They’ll expand and become a fire hazard. Batteries that have expanded look a bit like a pillow so they’re commonly referred to as “spicy pillows”.
peregus@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Are you sure this is true with nowadays batteries too? My laptop is almost always connected to the power supply, is about 5 years old and the battery still seams to be in a good shape.
synestine@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Take it off the charger and see if you get the claimed battery life. Maybe you will, or maybe your 3+ hours of battery time runs out in less than one.