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”.
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.
It doesn’t last as much as it did when it was new (about 5/6 hours), and that’s expected, but it still last about 3/4 hours and it seems pretty decent to me!
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.
peregus@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It doesn’t last as much as it did when it was new (about 5/6 hours), and that’s expected, but it still last about 3/4 hours and it seems pretty decent to me!