Learn how to perform battery care, how to use the battery and why it is important. Make your battery last longer!
With a little battery care you can maximize the performance and life of your macbook battery. Most of the notebook batteries today are lithium-based which provides the best performance for your device. We see this technology in many products today. Everything from cameras, mp3 players and of course the Apple laptops. Compared to nickel - based batteries lithium gives us longer battery life in a lighter package.
First charge
You will probably notice that your product comes with a little charge in the battery already. The first time you use the product you have to fully charge it. It is not recommended to keep the device plugged in constantly, lithium batteries like to be drained a bit and charged again. If you use your laptop mainly as a stationary computer it is recommended to discharge and recharge the battery at least once a month. This way you can keep the battery in shape even if you seldom move your computer.
Long term storage
If you are planning to take a six or seven month trip around the world and in the same time leave your MacBook at home. It is recommended to store the battery with about 50% charge. If you store the battery fully discharged it could enter a state where it wont charge at all anymore. Also if you store the battery fully charged it could experience a loss of capacity over time. Leaving you with a shorter battery life. Remember, battery care is important to keep it in tip top shape !.
Calibrating the MacBook battery (MacBook Battery Reset)
If you are experiencing a loss in charge or just feel the battery should perform better you can try to calibrate the battery. It is quite easy to do this MacBook Battery Reset. What you need to do is the following:
1. Plug in the power adapter and fully charge the laptop until the light turns green.
2. Keep the power adapter plugged in for about two hours, you can still use the computer during this.
3. Unplug the power adapter and keep using the computer until the computer enters sleep mode. Remember to save important work before the battery runs out!
4. Turn the computer off, or let it rest for five hours or more.
5. Connect the power adapter again, let it fully charge without interruption.
Now hopefully you may experience your battery performing better or lasting longer because of your battery care. Results may also depend on how old the battery is and how much it is used. You may have to do this calibration several times. (3 - 5)
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