Remove battery when not in use?

[JOSEA]

^^^ Thomas is correct, I have mine plugged into Belkin power strip, and switch off the power strip when not in use. If I know electrical storms are in my area then I unplug the strip.

[Archlord]

Okay.

I left the actual plug in (power cable), but the power brick (I suppose that's what it's called) is unplugged, and I will just plug in the power cable and then when I need to charge up.

Thanks guys, I left that LED on for like two days. o.o

[redrazor11]

I like to leave mine in. The power goes out fairly often, and it is nice to have some insurance aka backup power.

[yonireshef83]

Hi mate,
It's true that if you want to maximize your battery's life you'd better unplug it, however, make sure that if you unplug it, charge it to a ~40% of it's capacity and then store in a cool place.
BTW - if you want other battery tips, here are some nice ones:
Laptop battery tips

[reaversedge]

i only plug mine while gaming, other than that when office document encoding or internet surfing, its usually on battery with battery saving/switchable graphics.

[SemiExpert]

There's no need to remove the battery from a notebook when it's not in use. It might have been true in the 90s, but I know of notebook batteries that are a decade old and still maintain a useful charge. Batteries do have a finite number of charging cycles, and a notebook that goes through multiple charging cycles will have a much shorter battery life than a notebook that's most hooked up to AC power. It depends on your pattern of use.

It goes without saying that the trend is towards integrated batteries, almost all of which are replaceable, albeit with the removal of screws.

So, the easy answer is not to remove your battery. It's not worth the effort. It actually might be detrimental to the life of the coin-cell/BIOS/clock time/CMOS battery on the motherboard, which may or may not be easily replaceable.

It's high time to discard dated advice.

[PNUT M&M]

Getting my HP Folio 13 today and have a question regarding first time use.

The Folio 13 comes with a non-removable battery (except for when replacing it) and I am curious if I should just plug it in to charge the battery when I first get it or should I start it up and let it run down to the "Plug AC in" message before actually plugging it in and letting it charge up?

[JOSEA]

^^^ I have always plugged in immediately, and let it fully charge. Then I use it on battery (down to ~10%) just to verify that it is working properly.
Nice Folio !

[PNUT M&M]

Thank you JOSEA for the information.

Will do what you recommended.

Very excited to get the Folio after work today.

Sent from my DROIDX

[12beavah]

Isn't it best to not have the battery plugged it in while gaming due to the excessive heat on the battery? I read on the guide that heat is the enemy