Post laptop buying batttery life suggestions

[sahil1033]

I got a Lenovo E49 from my college. I'm a newbie, so can you please tell me how to take care of battery life and longer backups. Should I let the battery drain out completely for the first time and then charge fully to increase the battery life and backup as we do incase of mobile?

 

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here are some tips

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BatteryCare - Proper laptop battery usage guide

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[sahil1033]

here are some tips

Spoiler

What is the Average Life Expectancy of Standard Laptop Batteries? | eBay

BatteryCare - Proper laptop battery usage guide

Busting Battery Myths: Taking Care of Li-Ion Batteries - Gamer's Nexus | Gaming Hardware, Culture, Features, and PC Builds

thanks for the help, helped me a lot.

 

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no problem

 

[Chaitanya]

ContrPnl>HW&snd>Power opt.>select "change plan settings" for power saver mode > change advanced power settings > processor power mgmt >

there change min proc state 2 0%
& max proc state to a low setting (I set it 2 30% & get a bkup of 3.5-4 hrs for browsing/3hrs for movies on my G6-2005ax)

Finally apply>ok.

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