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The short answer is no. The more complicated answer is somewhat-kind-of no. There are downsides and benefits to leaving your laptop plugged in while you use it, even if it is fully charged. The main issue with leaving your laptop unplugged while you are using it is that most laptops limit their performance in order to improve their battery lives. This is something you can change in your device’s Power Management settings if you don’t want to deal with the slower processing speeds. Changing your performance settings for max processing power of course comes with the cost of a reduced battery life, and this willRead More →

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With colleges and schools back in session, many people will be looking for laptops. When looking to buy or even when trying to get a laptop rental, people look for a lot of different things when making their selections. A commonly sought after trait when finding the right laptop is a decent, if not good, battery life. But, let’s say that you’re not satisfied with a decent average battery life, which is typically anywhere from 4-6 hours. If you want the best laptop battery life, you generally have to look toward the notebook category of laptops. Since there are a metric ton of laptops that canRead More →

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We all know Apple to be the top, if not, one of the top contenders in the laptop world, but it is far from the only company out there. Dell has had its fair share of laptops, as well, that have made names for themselves, most notably the Inspiron Notebook. This laptop is now known for being a budget, or entry-level laptop within the Dell brand, but that hasn’t stopped it from being a very well rounded computer. But as is the issue with almost every type of mobile tech out there, whether it be cell phones, tablets, or even laptops, battery is always anRead More →

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Some information about a new Toshiba laptop has been leaked and some of the details are pretty interesting. The information, which came from VozExpress, may have you asking yourself if it’s all too good to be true! The new laptop will featured a 512GB solid-state-drive, instead of a 500GB hard drive, which may be one reason the laptop is said to be extremely light. (Rumor has it, it’ll weigh about 2.2 pounds, making it one of the world’s lightest.) However, the solid-state-drive will probably drive the price up compared to what its counterpart with a hard drive would cost. It will use standard-voltage Intel CoreRead More →

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Most people want to get the most from their laptops, but many do not know how. More importantly, most people don’t know how to do it for free! Yes, there are free downloads out there that can help you with everything from battery life to Wi-Fi. They’ll definitely make your life a lot easier! Let’s take a look a some of them: Battery Managers – It seems as though every laptop owner has a gripe about their battery, whether you don’t think your battery has enough power or you lose power too quickly, the following downloads will help you keep track of battery life andRead More →

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When Microsoft released Windows 7, one of their big selling points was the extra battery life it provided over Vista. The guys at LaptopMag.com found that it was indeed true, but only on full-sized notebooks. When it came to netbooks, it was a completely different story. The batteries of the netbooks actually drained faster than with XP. They tested three netbooks, Toshiba mini NB205, ASUS Eee PC 1008HA, and the HP Mini 311, all with Windows 7 OS. They tested them with the “laptop battery test”, continuous web surfing over wi-fi, and found that each of them got a lot less battery time. The results:Read More →

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In recent discussions with many of Dells customers, the Senior Vice President for business products group, Jeffrey Clarke, revealed that the number one priority customers looked for in a laptop was extended battery life. In order to meet these desires in a laptop Dell has completely redesigned the Latitude product line and has developed a new power cell technology that will allow the new Latitudes to run continuously for a minimum of 10 hours, and up to 19 hours while unplugged. This new battery life technology will be implemented in all seven of Dells new laptops, but as expected the battery life will differentiate betweenRead More →