Taking Care of Your Computer Battery

When you plug your laptop in for the first time, you should make sure to fully charge it once to calibrate it. But after that, aim to keep it between 40 and 80 percent. Whenever you prop your laptop up on your bed, couch or lap, you’re likely blocking the airflow. This, in turn, causes the computer to overheat. And overheating will screw up your battery life. So the bottom line is to make sure your computer is fairly cool. Most companies are constantly looking for ways to improve battery life via software development updates. If you are planning on leaving your laptop for an extending period of time, you know, for trekking around the world, trying to find the meaning of life that is not fully accessible over the internet, there is a better way to store it. You should store it with a 50 percent charge in a consistently cool area. Storing the computer with a fully discharged battery might ruin the battery forever. And storing it with an absolutely full charge might cut the battery’s lifespan short.