slick1 said:
I have a Acer laptop which I run off of AC power 95% of the time. Is it
ok to remove the laptops battery when using AC or will this cause any
problems I may not be aware of?
-Acer TravelMate 2450 laptop.
-Windows XP , Home , SP3.
Thanks!
There have been discussions on various newsgroups about battery in or out on
laptops since newsgroups and laptops have been developed.
With the newer batteries used in laptops, heat, not the charge/discharge
cycles seem to cause the most damage to those battery types.
Personally, I leave my battery in as it is a built-in form of
uninterruptable power supply to my computer when running on shore power and
I have not seen a major loss of ability in the battery to power the computer
after more than one year.
Even if properly stored and charged exactly to a manufacturer's
recommendation you probably won't get more than 2-3 years of satisfactory
service from a laptop battery.