[concentratzen]

hi,

i am going to make some questions that may seem a bit naif but i haven't found answer in any place, neither in the "everything mac"booklet or the apple webpage.

the question are:. can a macnotebook(in this case macbookpro) stay connected to the electricity all the time? does that disturbs the battery performance in the future? can it be used as a "desktop" and be connected to the eletricity without have to remove the battery?is it better not to do that? how should i do? with my old computer(a asus m6v) i used to remove the batery in this situations. what is your advice?i was just working at my macbookpro and wondering...

thanks a lot in advance

[Yankee Rose]

Hello:

From all I've read, it does not hurt the MBP to keep it plugged in at all times. In fact, the majority of them are used this way (as a "desktop") more often than used mobile.

I haven't seen anywhere that it harms the battery in any way to keep it in the bay/charging when plugging in your MBP.

It probably is a good idea to occasionally use/drain the battery and let it deplete then recharge it. This will help maintain its life.

Hope that helps!

[python911]

Yes it will work BUT if you do use it in this way, if you ever want to use your laptop while you are out an about, you will have weakened the battery, possibly to the point you wont get even an hour out of it.
The whole point of a laptop is that it isn't a desktop. I suggest you invest in a desktop as the laptop will become useless if you use it in such a way.

I have heard that "resetting" the battery by depleating it's charge and leaving it dead for a few days then fully charging it afterwards fixes it but I have never seen a battery recover to the point it can hold the same charge it did when it was relatively new.

Hope this helps.

[concentratzen]

thanks for the answers,

i don't use it always as a "desktop" but of course i use it a lot as a "desktop" i actually think most people do...because only when i am travelling and in situations where i can't really connect it to the electricity...i use it really as a laptop...what happens is more that i carry it a lot from place to place, not so much work inbetween places. And of couse a laptop has a lot of advantages in a dinamic/portability point of view.so i think in my case i made a good choice.=) So python911 i have already made my investment in a macbookpro...but thanks for the advice anyway.

but, so if it weaks the battery what should i do...can i take out the battery in a mac? and work without battery as i used to do with my old pc?...making it be charged directly from the magsafe power adapter?is that possible in a mac(this case a MBPro)?

[python911]

I haven't tried to use a macbook without a battery but plugged into the mains but I doubt it'll work. Feel free to keep your macbook plugged in at all times.
If you ever find that when travelling it's not retaining enough charge and the battery is depleating too fast, "reset" the battery:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h...en/mh2339.html

The effect of weakening the battery would probably take a year or so if not longer.
I'm just quite forward thinking :P

[ferrija1]

MacBooks and MB Pros work without the battery, although I would keep it in as the MagSafe connector can easily come out. Just fully charge, drain, and charge the battery each month and the battery should be fine.

[dannyn]

if you are usings it as a desktop replacement drain the battery to 40 percent and take it out..
the heat from the bottom of the computer eats batteries alive..
best case would be to put it in the frige after you take it out..
but just taking it out should do.