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K2h on July 27, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tracking two years of laptop battery use, sampled ...

note the temperature is an important consideration instead of just the number of charge cycles. for the whole story on a battery the log should include battery temp, even when the computer is asleep.

https://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html

specialist on July 28, 2014 [–]

Is percent charged also a factor?

If I understand correctly, I've read that fully charging a hot battery will degrade the capacity.

If true, I'd like smart recharging to target some optimal charge, say 95% full. (I think one of the PC laptops did this.)

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