Have a Dell XPS 15 9520. Had this laptop for over 2.5 years and am still using the same battery. My laptop is plugged in almost always 100%. It is connected to 2 external monitors. Not only that, for quite some time, I have left my laptop on 24/7. I just lock it at night. I have bitlocker as well.
The only time when my laptop is not plugged in is if I power off my laptop which is rare or if during the night, my UPS powers off by itself... the battery is bad but I'm using the UPS as a surge protector... so when in the morning, either my laptop is very low battery or it shut off by itself because the power went out of the UPS.
It does seem if you are using a laptop while plugged into 2 external monitors but charger not plugged in... battery wears out much faster... can someone confirm this?
I recall people mention you should change your laptop battery every 2 years right? But that's if you use your laptop a lot? I use my laptop all day and it's on 24/7 while plugged in. It is charged at 100% as well so it isn't charged at 80%.
How do I check what is my laptop battery health? It is a 86 whr battery. When I do the laptop battery test, what should it show where I should then replace my battery? The thing is I almost always have my laptop plugged in when using it and rarely do I use it unplugged. If people use their laptop as a desktop replacement which is pretty much what I do, then you don't really need to replace the battery right? However, if there is power outage, I want my laptop to have a good amount of battery though. So you should always replace your laptop battery every 3 years at the minimum? Of course it seems like people say most people don't use a laptop more than 5 years it seems. My old Dell XPS 15 9550, I used it for like 6 years I believe. I had to replace the battery few times I recalled.
The only time when my laptop is not plugged in is if I power off my laptop which is rare or if during the night, my UPS powers off by itself... the battery is bad but I'm using the UPS as a surge protector... so when in the morning, either my laptop is very low battery or it shut off by itself because the power went out of the UPS.
It does seem if you are using a laptop while plugged into 2 external monitors but charger not plugged in... battery wears out much faster... can someone confirm this?
I recall people mention you should change your laptop battery every 2 years right? But that's if you use your laptop a lot? I use my laptop all day and it's on 24/7 while plugged in. It is charged at 100% as well so it isn't charged at 80%.
How do I check what is my laptop battery health? It is a 86 whr battery. When I do the laptop battery test, what should it show where I should then replace my battery? The thing is I almost always have my laptop plugged in when using it and rarely do I use it unplugged. If people use their laptop as a desktop replacement which is pretty much what I do, then you don't really need to replace the battery right? However, if there is power outage, I want my laptop to have a good amount of battery though. So you should always replace your laptop battery every 3 years at the minimum? Of course it seems like people say most people don't use a laptop more than 5 years it seems. My old Dell XPS 15 9550, I used it for like 6 years I believe. I had to replace the battery few times I recalled.
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