notebook is a 10 year old macbook pro without macos I installed xubuntu 24.04 in. It comes with an embedded battery.

First notebook I bought, not from apple, had a removable battery. The vendor told me to maximize its life I shouldn’t plug the battery in, unless I need it (like for traveling). This way, I’ve managed to keep the original battery in good working condition for 8 years so far.

Back to the macbook: I cannot remove the battery and constantly loading it to up to 80% and discharge it up to 20% seems ridiculous. Furthermore, this would deplete the battery even faster, I believe.

What can I do to spare the battery as much as possible?

  • @[email protected]OP
    3•7 months ago

    The most important part with batteries is to check if they start swelling up.

    do you mean physically swell up? like I’m going to see it bent/bigger?

    • @BOFH666
      4•7 months ago

      Yes, physically getting bigger.

      Dell XPS had a batch laptops going crazy and pushing the touchpad up.

      You will recognize it :-)