Re: G4 laptop
At 4:01 PM -0400 4/20/2011, John Callahan wrote: What is the best way to operate a laptop when on the AC adapter, with the battery in place or removed? in place. Am concerned with battery life and number of cycles. Battery is always down a little after a shut-down and restart on the power source, does this constitute a cycle? No. A cycle is a whole discharge/recharge cycle. It's accumulative. If you run the laptop on the adapter all the time, then it will take months to complete a battery cycle. Of course, this is a Bad Thing -- Li-Ion batteries need to be cycled now and then - to keep the electrons moving - or they end up with shorter lives. If your norm is to run on the adapter all the time, then it is recommended that you intentionally cycle the battery once a month or so. The Power Manager and the controller chip in the battery are smart, but the percentage display in your menu bar is sortof a dashboard idiot light - often inaccurate by quite few percent. IOW, don't get upset when you see it straying off that 100% mark. In System Profiler, btw, you can view the cycle count of your battery. A good read: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10332097-263.html - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 laptop
On Apr 20, 2011, at 1:01 PM, John Callahan wrote: Hello, What is the best way to operate a laptop when on the AC adapter, with the battery in place or removed? Am concerned with battery life and number of cycles. Battery is always down a little after a shut-down and restart on the power source, does this constitute a cycle? Thank you All mine are always plugged in when possible 24/7 batteries it place. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 laptop
A cycle is when the battery is drained to 0 percent and charged back up to 100. If you let it drain to 75% and charge it back to 100% in constitutes only 1/4 of a cycle. On Apr 20, 2011, at 2:04 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Apr 20, 2011, at 1:01 PM, John Callahan wrote: Hello, What is the best way to operate a laptop when on the AC adapter, with the battery in place or removed? Am concerned with battery life and number of cycles. Battery is always down a little after a shut-down and restart on the power source, does this constitute a cycle? Thank you All mine are always plugged in when possible 24/7 batteries it place. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 laptop
In System Profiler, btw, you can view the cycle count of your battery. A good read: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10332097-263.html - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. Thanks Dan, exactly the info I was looking for. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 laptop
All mine are always plugged in when possible 24/7 batteries it place. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 Thanks John, good info. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 laptop
Thanks Alex and thanks to all who responded. On Apr 21, 2011, at 5:24 PM, Alex Barnes wrote: A cycle is when the battery is drained to 0 percent and charged back up to 100. If you let it drain to 75% and charge it back to 100% in constitutes only 1/4 of a cycle. On Apr 20, 2011, at 2:04 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Apr 20, 2011, at 1:01 PM, John Callahan wrote: Hello, What is the best way to operate a laptop when on the AC adapter, with the battery in place or removed? Am concerned with battery life and number of cycles. Battery is always down a little after a shut-down and restart on the power source, does this constitute a cycle? Thank you All mine are always plugged in when possible 24/7 batteries it place. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA From my TiBook 667 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/ netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
G4 laptop
Hello, What is the best way to operate a laptop when on the AC adapter, with the battery in place or removed? Am concerned with battery life and number of cycles. Battery is always down a little after a shut-down and restart on the power source, does this constitute a cycle? Thank you -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 laptop
If your battery is Li-ion than it will not hurt it to stay on charge. Not sure about other batteries though -Jeremiah Hello, What is the best way to operate a laptop when on the AC adapter, with the battery in place or removed? Am concerned with battery life and number of cycles. Battery is always down a little after a shut-down and restart on the power source, does this constitute a cycle? Thank you -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
