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Friday, May 6, 2011

How to Maximize Laptop Battery Backup – Part 2

We have already gone through some of the tips to extract maximum out of your laptop battery.
• Ensure the battery contacts are clean: With time, the metal battery contact points tend to attract dirt, so it is better to clean the points with some soft cloth and alcohol to extract the max battery.

• Ensure proper health of the battery: Make sure that you don’t leave the battery charged for long time; it should be used once every two-three weeks. Doing this ensures longer usage of the battery.

• No Multitasking: Although computers are used for multitasking but you would have seen your battery drying out quickly when you are running several programs at the same time. Thus try to reduce the work load of the system when on battery.

• Prioritize: If you are already running low on the battery and need to maximize the usage then pick your program usage wisely as running email and word processing consume much less power than gaming or playing a DVD.

• Fully charging/discharging: Following the practice of fully charging and fully discharging provides the laptop with healthy and powerful battery.