Laptop battery management

[rotters]

so guys to keep your battery healthy do you let it run completely out regularly now adays or is this a thing of the past? ive got a 9 cell on my m1530 which gives me 4 hours on high performance settings, is this about right?


rotters

 

[Hesky82]

Battery memory effect is a thing of the past tbh, no need to cycle them. Must admit the dell batteries are pants though! they tend to fail after 12 months, I’ve had a couple of 9cell 85Wh packs do this, for a good few months they sustain very very good capacity then suddenly die! apparently its an issue with the charging circuit within the batteries.

 

[prescott28]

Oh dear, so what sort of life can I expect from my new Vostro with its 6 cell battery? Also, can one buy better batteries from other manufacturers - I've noticed batteries fior Dells being sold in various places.

 

[Shadows1990]

The Dell Vostro should get just over 3 hours, on Balanced, with Brightness low.
You can get 3rd party batteries for laptops, but I've known them to fail a lot faster than 1st party ones.