How to extend the life of a laptop battery

Laptop sales increase significantly every day. Due to their mobility, they have become much preferable to bulky stationary computers. Unfortunately, their disadvantage is that the batteries do not always carry out at least a couple of years of work. Often it is not even in the manufacturer, but in simple non-compliance with the rules of operation.

Lithium-ion batteries are designed for a certain number of charge-discharge cycles. For the most part there are no more than 300 cycles. Therefore, at home, it is recommended to work on a laptop only from the network. This will help significantly reduce battery wear. Twice a week, work offline, giving a battery to discharge and charge, because unused batteries are aging and losing their container. If you use a laptop solely as a home PC, disconnect the battery and store it at a temperature not higher than + 15 ° C. The battery charge is incomplete - 40-50%.

Do not allow overheating or accumulating battery. The laptop will not last long if they put it on a warm or soft surface, incl. And on the sofa. Do not put a laptop near the heating systems and avoid the sun rays on it. This badly affects not only the battery itself, but it hurts all the internal components of the PC. Make sure that the laptop clearances are always open, without preventing the cooling system.

If in the winter you need to wear a laptop with you, then take care that it is as little time as possible in the open air. At low temperature, the battery loses the ability to charge. Come to the room, do not rush to start turning on the laptop. Let him stand up for 15 minutes before proceeding to work.

Leaving the laptop included, translate it not in the waiting mode, but in sleep. All windows and tabs are saved on the hard disk, and during startups are re-returned to RAM, thanks to which the battery resources are consumed. Once every 2 days restart the laptop so as not to score it with extra data.

When the laptop works from the battery, disable the programs and processes that you currently do not need: adapter Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IR port, USB modem. Reduce the monitor brightness and switch to the energy-saving mode.

The full discharge of the battery contributes to the rapid wear of the battery. The limit should not fall below 20%. If the battery sat down, it is necessary to charge it in the near future, otherwise it can lose the ability to charge and fail.

The more your operational card, the smaller the energy consumption, because the system is less likely to contact the hard disk. Increase the amount of RAM, and your laptop will be able to work longer.

Do not forget that the laptop should stand only on a flat, smooth surface. Do not put any items next to it. No battery work forever, but if these rules are met, you can significantly increase its life.