jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

There is a lot of controversy about how to deal with the battery in your laptop, and this article continues that tradition.

https://www.howtogeek.com/124715/should-i-leave-my-laptop-plugged-in-all-the-time/

DNW

With battery's...keeping it charging could induce a memory in the battery and won't fully charge. Or the battery may over heat and cause a fire if you leave the laptop on all the time with it plugged in. If it's just a couple hrs., then you're ok. Hope it helps.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I don't like leaving anything with a battery plugged in all the time.

nicksr1125 Loc: Mesa, AZ

Leaving the battery in the laptop isn't what creates a memory situation. It's the partial discharge & recharge condition that causes that problem. Lithium batteries are less prone to that problem than NiCad & NiMH batteries. What shortens the life of laptop batteries is leaving them in & running your laptop plugged in. Everytime you turn the laptop on & off, that's a recharge cycle. Laptop batteries are generally good for about 500 cycles. I leave the battery out of my laptop when I'm at home. Once a month I unplug my laptop, put the battery in, run it down, plug in the AC adapter, charge it back up, & take it out. My laptop will be 9 years old next month. I'm on my 2nd battery. Based on the 500 recharge cycle idea, I discharge/charge my battery 12 times a year. Maybe a few more if I visit family in Pittsburgh or Cleveland. In theory, my battery should last 41+ years. I doubt the laptop will hold together that long. More likely it won't run some version of Windows in the future requiring an upgrade.

quagmire Loc: Greenwood,South Carolina

Keep mine plugged in all the time ,no problems yet. Over two years.

nicksr1125 Loc: Mesa, AZ

Have you checked to see how long it will run on battery?

WessoJPEG Loc: Cincinnati, Ohio

My Mac has been plugged in for years. Never take it anywhere.

rfmaude41 Loc: Lancaster, Texas (DFW area)

Same here, only it's been about 5 years or more...

hassighedgehog Loc: Corona, CA

Only occasionally use my laptop without plugging it in. Don't have any heat problems. Use a mat under it, bought years ago that has crystals that melt from the heat of the laptop working. Can only feel a little heat when shut down even after hours.