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You have a choice...
Lock the battery into extremely short functional memory, or
run it down. Depending on the type, you're right, you're not
supposed to run them dry... but you're also not supposed to
keep them on power all the time either, in many ways that's
worse.

Consider this, how long do the Li-Ion batteries last in a Prius?
Why? You can't exactly leave a Prius plugged in all the time,
can you?

The shorter you cycle the battery, the sooner it will develop a
'memory.' Soon it gets to the point that if you go even one
second over the time it's gotten used to between charges, the
voltage effectively drops to zero. ALL rechargeable batteries
have this problem. However, some are actually designed to be
run down to 'near-zero' before recharging. These tend to last
the longest under normal use.
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Okay, so having this thing plugged into AC all the time  Lerianis10 | 07/02/09
Except...  safesax2002 | 07/02/09
Actualy  jdbukis@... | 07/02/09
You have a choice...  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Is this made clear in the user manual?  NonZealot | 07/02/09
double standard.  gertruded | 07/02/09
This is Microsoft's fault?  NonZealot | 07/02/09
Not at all, it's a valid question  John Zern | 07/02/09
On a side note...  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
Gorilla vs. Guerilla  cgarrett | 07/08/09
Not really, no.  lostarchitect | 07/02/09
I'd be up in arms  athynz | 07/03/09
25 months/184 load cycles  Herrie | 07/02/09
don't jump the gun.  lostarchitect | 07/02/09
9 months/125 load cycles  tlattie | 07/02/09
Must be those  John Zern | 07/02/09
RE: The correct way to use your MacBook's battery  bilebeans@... | 07/02/09
Apple guy misinformed  Dorkyman | 07/02/09
Aside from not trusting Wikis...  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
I am no expert, but....  aalhc5@... | 07/03/09
Silicon Nanowires?  Jkirk3279 | 07/03/09
The current crop of Apples...  msalzberg | 07/04/09
30 months/40 cycles  rabber | 07/02/09
RE: The correct way to use your MacBook's battery  Nitz_Walsh | 07/02/09
correct term is "guerrilla"  gertruded | 07/02/09
I got it...  Jkirk3279 | 07/03/09
Age: est 8 years Cycles: 81  vulpine@... | 07/02/09
3 months old, 138 cycles  tiiman | 07/02/09
I wouldn't like an "expert" to tell me if I was "correctly" using anything  Roque Mocan | 07/02/09
This is ancient thinking  r.u.FED.up.2 | 07/02/09
My stats plus a question  Ben_E | 07/02/09
Good question Ben_E  r.u.FED.up.2 | 07/03/09
RE: The correct way to use your MacBook's battery  yltan@... | 07/03/09
24 months: Check Battery  Colorado Bill | 07/03/09
1 year and 4 months, 491 cycles  MacV193@... | 07/03/09
500 cycles mean 500 cycles  po_134@... | 07/03/09
5 months 193 charges  rhon@... | 07/03/09
Long life with low cycles for me  peter.eddy@... | 07/03/09
Do not let a dead battery stand too long.  People | 07/03/09
I've also heard not to let a full battery stand too long  NonZealot | 07/03/09
If Apple has a better algorithm, PUT IT IN THE MACHINE  wstuermer | 07/03/09
The best answer to long battery life, as with many things...  msalzberg | 07/03/09
So who still thinks those non user replaceable batteries are a good idea?  cornpie | 07/03/09
I do.  r.u.FED.up.2 | 07/03/09
RE: 1 hour 44 mins. Personal best MBP  Saunders P Jones | 07/03/09
which graphics mode?  lostarchitect | 07/03/09
quick poll: cycle 185, good  gigogogogown | 07/04/09
quick poll: cycle 58, age 6 mos,  lostarchitect | 07/04/09
That's a bunch of crap  Randalllind | 07/05/09
THIS IS NOT CRAP!! JASON, YOU'RE PRESCIENT!!  ChasmoeBrown | 07/05/09
RE: The correct way to use your MacBook's battery  garybau | 07/06/09
RE: The correct way to use your MacBook's battery  781lc | 07/06/09
RE: The correct way to use your MacBook's battery  e.p.meyer@... | 07/08/09
MacBook Pro - Late October 2008  Rick_from_BC | 07/08/09
RE: The correct way to use your MacBook's battery  midorisliger | 07/08/09
RE: The correct way to use your MacBook's battery  gbauman@... | 07/14/09
RE: The correct way to use your MacBook's battery  ILuvARose1954@... | 07/20/09
RE: The correct way to use your MacBook's battery  MacMeanie | 07/31/09
RE: The correct way to use your MacBook's battery  RAW<3 | 07/31/09
RE: The correct way to use your MacBook's battery  RAW<3 | 07/31/09

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