Battery/Adapter Question

shortmantuff

shortmantuff

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I have a laptop and to conserve the battery life, I tend to take the battery out and just plug only the adapter in. Is this bad for the computer or the adapter?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757
    Memory
    2048MB DDR2 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon® X1200 128MB-319MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.4” diagonal widescreen TruBrite®TFT LCD display at 1280x800 native resolution (WXGA)
    Hard Drives
    250GB (4200RPM); Serial ATA hard disk drive
No harm done. The only thing to worry about is because you are taking the battery out you have a greater chance of bending the prongs for the battery connection. Another thing to watch out for is that if it gets unplugged...you are hosed (as this will cause it to immediately shut off). Other than that it's fine.

Some newer model laptops actually come with an option that when it is plugged in, you can disable battery charging. So the power just goes directly to the computer instead of through the battery then to the computer.

Hope that helps.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i FTW
    Memory
    G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    Dual BFG 8800gt OC 512MB in SLI
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Blue 640GB
    PSU
    Antec CP-850 (850 Watts)
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm
    Keyboard
    Razer Lycosa Mirror Ed.
    Mouse
    Razer Deathadder
    Internet Speed
    5MB
Tipher88 said:
No harm done. The only thing to worry about is because you are taking the battery out you have a greater chance of bending the prongs for the battery connection. Another thing to watch out for is that if it gets unplugged...you are hosed (as this will cause it to immediately shut off). Other than that it's fine.

Some newer model laptops actually come with an option that when it is plugged in, you can disable battery charging. So the power just goes directly to the computer instead of through the battery then to the computer.

Hope that helps.
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Oh, that's sweet. The newer models part. Are these fairly recent models? Like 2009? Or can some 2008 have that option?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757
    Memory
    2048MB DDR2 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon® X1200 128MB-319MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.4” diagonal widescreen TruBrite®TFT LCD display at 1280x800 native resolution (WXGA)
    Hard Drives
    250GB (4200RPM); Serial ATA hard disk drive
2009 is all I know of, I suppose it is possible on a 2008 but I don't know. We just ordered one for a guy at work that has it. A Dell Latitude E4300.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i FTW
    Memory
    G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel
    Graphics Card(s)
    Dual BFG 8800gt OC 512MB in SLI
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900
    Hard Drives
    WD Caviar Blue 640GB
    PSU
    Antec CP-850 (850 Watts)
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm
    Keyboard
    Razer Lycosa Mirror Ed.
    Mouse
    Razer Deathadder
    Internet Speed
    5MB
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