On 13 Dec, this message from Sven Luther echoed through cyberspace: >> The point is AFAICT that the battery will self-dicharge at a more or >> less slow rate, and this charge loss will be compensated by regularly >> recharging the battery a bit. >> >> In general, this is considered good practice and doesn't adversly affect >> battery life. > > Didn't Apple change this policy recently and only began charging the > battery if it was very low, in order to not diminish the remaining > charge cycles of the battery ?
I'm not sure I should believe in the lifetime-limited-by-charge-cycle story... There is obviously a limit of how many times you can recharge a battery, but I bet other parameters have a lot more influence on the lifetime of a battery. Cheers Michel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. "
