How to make you laptop battery last longer

   I have heard a lot of people complaining about how bad their laptop battery performs. Therefore I decide to write a short post about how you can get the most from your laptop battery. If you adhere to this instruction or tip, your laptop backup or battery would last longer. 

        I recently ordered a few  laptops for my web development job.  When I began the process of testing, I noticed that they all came with factory fitted batteries which could hold a charge of  5 hours 47 min.

 After my first recharge and discharge cycles, a thought came to me. "Johnnie" how will I preserve and get the most from these batteries.  

Without hesitating, I started researching to add up to my knowledge of battery health. That is what i going to share with you guy now!!

               In my opinion, laptop batteries are like people they get old and eventually they die. And like people, they don't obey Moore's Law you can't expect next year's batteries to last twice as long as this year's. Battery technology may improve a bit over time (after all, there's plenty of financial incentive for better batteries), but, while interesting possibilities may pop up, don't expect major battery breakthroughs in the near future.

FACTORS THAT DETERMINES THE LIFESPAN AND CHARGE HOLDING CAPACITY OF LAPTOPS BATTERIES 

1.  Battery technology.
2.  The CPU or system model.
3.  System health.
4.  Tasks been performed
5. Charging system e.t.c

       I would explain two of the five reasons i mentioned, but you can leave your comment or contact me via the contact us page for more explanations.

 Battery technology  

Your  Laptops battery  could either be a  Lion or Lithium ion batteries. This factors placed a major role in your laptop lifespan. Modern laptops come with a Lithium ion batteries which tend to last longer and hold longer charges.

The CPU or System model- 

A newer system is built on a processor that allow for  minimal battery consumption.  That means, if you are using an older model laptop, dont expect to have the same battery life as someone using for instant a computer with the lastest i7 processors

Tips to make your laptops last longer

Don't Run It Down to Empty

Squeezing every drop of juice out of a lithium ion battery (the type used in today's laptops) strains and weakens it. Doing this once or twice won't kill the battery, but the cumulative effect of frequently emptying your battery will shorten its lifespan.

(There's actually an exception to this rule--a circumstance where you should run down the battery all the way. I'll get to that later.)

The good news: You probably can't run down the battery, anyway--at least not without going to a lot of trouble to do so. Most modern laptops are designed to shut down before the battery is empty.

Avoid multitasking

• Run as few programs as you can get away with. If possible, stick to the one application (word processor, browser, or whatever) you're currently using, plus your antivirus and firewall in the background.
• And if you're not on the Internet, you don't need those two.

Dim your screen

• Your laptop's backlight requires a lot of juice. Keep it as dim as you can comfortably read it.

Shut off unneeded hardware

Turn off your Bluetooth, and if you're not using the Internet, turn off your Wi-Fi receiver, as well. Don't use an external mouse or other device. And muting the PC's sound system not only saves power, it avoids annoying everyone else in the café.

Avoid multimedia

Save chores like photo editing and watching old Daily Show videos for when you have AC power. And if you must listen to music, use your iPod (or similar device).

Know when to sleep and when to hibernate

You need to think about when you want to save power by sending your laptop into Standby or Sleep mode, and when you want to hibernate it.

There's a difference. XP's Standby and Vista and Windows 7's Sleep modes keep your PC on, using some power, but less of it than in normal use. Hibernate saves the PC's state to the hard drive, then shuts it off entirely, so that no power is used.

On the other hand, Windows takes much longer--sometimes minutes--to go into and come out of hibernation. And those are minutes that the battery is draining heavily and you can't work.

XP's Standby mode isn't really all that efficient. If your laptop will be inactive for more than about half an hour, hibernate it. Otherwise, use Standby.

But Vista and Windows 7 do a much better job with their Sleep mode. Don't bother hibernating your PC unless you think you're going to go more than two or three hours without using it.

Keep It Cool

Heat breaks down the battery, and reduces its overall life.

When you use your laptop, make sure the vents are unblocked. Never work with the laptop on pillows or cushions. If possible, put it on a raised stand that allows for plenty of airflow.

Also, clean the vents every so often with a can of compressed air. You can buy this for a few dollars at any computer store. Be sure to follow the directions on the can, and do this only when the notebook is off.