When you decide to buy a laptop, no matter the brand, it is quite clear that you need to travel a lot, therefore you need portability. This is why when you use your Mac for a longer period, at a certain moment in time you will have to replace the battery, because as you know, it is a consumable item, so it has to be replaced when it is not functional anymore.
But there is something you can do in order to avoid this to happen too soon and this is to take care of it and try to maximize its life as much as you can. In the next few lines I will try to offer you some ideas regarding the way in which you can prolong the life of your battery.
Apple Macbook Pro Battery (Source: img.ehowcdn.com)
The first thing that you have to do is to take care when you turn on your Mac, to have a fully charged battery. In this way you will avoid to charge it while you work.
Then, when you are installing different updates, try to take care not to close them and let them run, because sometimes, these are improving the battery life. So, if you feel tempted to turn them off, take a break of a few minutes and allow the installation.
Another advice is to discharge the battery from time to time. It is advisable to do this at least once a month. So start working at the laptop and do not let it aside until you exhaust its battery. Then plug the charger and allow the laptop to recharge without using it.
Apple Macbook Pro Battery (Source: macusersguide.com)
Regarding the room temperature, I must tell you that it is really advisable to take care not to be over 95 F degrees. Not only that you can damage the battery of the laptop, but you can also damage the laptop itself. And if you see that it gets too hot, then you can try to cool it down with the help of a laptop cooler. These are not that expensive and they maintain a normal temperature.
The last but not the least advice is to turn off all the unneeded programs and also unplug all the peripherals that you do not use. For example all the USB sticks and gadgets are consuming a lot of power, as well as the Bluetooth function. So take care and shut them down, because in this way you will be able to work even more at your computer and your battery will last longer, of course.
So, there are a few things to do to keep your Mac’s battery in a good shape for a longer period of time, therefore be aware of them!
Written by Chipriade Raluca Ioana, date Nov 23, 2011 in Macbook Pro
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