Comments on: 10 Ways to Royally Screw Up Your Mac http://www.interrupt19.com/2008/12/01/10-ways-to-royally-screw-up-your-mac/ Combining OS X with your life. Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:17:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Balogh http://www.interrupt19.com/2008/12/01/10-ways-to-royally-screw-up-your-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-486 David Balogh Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:44:25 +0000 http://www.interrupt19.com/?p=93#comment-486 Hi Mike, It applies to all Lithium-Ion / Lithium Polymer batteries, including the new MacBook Late 2008 models. Additionally, it applies to all batteries using this technology, iPods, PCs, etc. "Avoid frequent full discharges because this puts additional strain on the battery. Several partial discharges with frequent recharges are better for lithium-ion than one deep one. Recharging a partially charged lithium-ion does not cause harm because there is no memory. (In this respect, lithium-ion differs from nickel-based batteries.) Short battery life in a laptop is mainly cause by heat rather than charge / discharge patterns." - <a href="http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm" rel="nofollow">BatteryUniversity.com</a> David Hi Mike,

It applies to all Lithium-Ion / Lithium Polymer batteries, including the new MacBook Late 2008 models. Additionally, it applies to all batteries using this technology, iPods, PCs, etc.

“Avoid frequent full discharges because this puts additional strain on the battery. Several partial discharges with frequent recharges are better for lithium-ion than one deep one. Recharging a partially charged lithium-ion does not cause harm because there is no memory. (In this respect, lithium-ion differs from nickel-based batteries.) Short battery life in a laptop is mainly cause by heat rather than charge / discharge patterns.” – BatteryUniversity.com

David

]]> By: Mike http://www.interrupt19.com/2008/12/01/10-ways-to-royally-screw-up-your-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Mike Sat, 17 Jan 2009 17:01:38 +0000 http://www.interrupt19.com/?p=93#comment-478 "Also, draining the battery down past 20% stresses the battery and reduces its lifespan." Does this apply to the MacBook (late 08) models? “Also, draining the battery down past 20% stresses the battery and reduces its lifespan.”
Does this apply to the MacBook (late 08) models?

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