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Originally Posted by davidfor
That isn't really correct. The overall life is actually better if the charge level is kept closer to the middle of the range.
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Then actually what I said was correct -- better to keep the battery charged than let it get too low.
I mean I do grok your technical points about maximizing li-ion battery life and all that stuff, the nitty-gritty physics of the deal, but really c'mon -- your average normal human user (like the perfectly nice person who asked the question in the first place) will get by just fine if they use their li-ion devices like normal people, if the battery gets so low that your device shuts down or starts beeping and warns you to plug it in or replace battery immediately, then plug it in or replace battery immediately. Conversely if you use it for half an hour and the charge is at 75% and you plug it back in to the charger, the mechanics and technicians who designed and built your favorite device pretty much took into account the realization that your average normal human user is gonna plug and unplug their devices under all sorts of conditions and, frankly, it's just not gonna make that big a difference in the real world.
So I'll try again: If your battery shows low, plug it in, ideally until it says "charged." Use it for what you need it for, and plug it back in when it says "battery low." In between you can leave it on the charger and that's okay. Now enjoy your devices and go play.
