Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware
BatteryCare provides detailed laptop battery info
by Brad Linder Aug 10th 2009 at 5:00PM
The program also tracks your battery's discharge cycle. After a certain number of partial discharges, a notification pops up recommending you completely discharge the battery to optimize performance.
You can also use BatteryCare to automatically adjust your laptop power plan. For instance, it could switch to the home/office profile when plugged in, and the portable/laptop power pan when you unplug the laptop.
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ahbi said 5:35PM on 8-10-2009
I thought the point of LiIon batteries was that they didn't build up a "memory" and therefore didn't need full discharges like NiCds?
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Jordan said 11:23AM on 8-11-2009
That's the supposed word, but I've noticed myself that the occasional complete discharge seems to boost the life.
Rob said 10:53PM on 8-10-2009
I'm trying it now. While the fact that it charges discharge cycles is cool and controls aero effects (which I personally don't think make a big difference), it doesn't seem like it's any more accurate than the Windows utility. I mean,.. it's nice that it monitors CPU temp, and discharge rate, while giving me details about the battery capacity, but really,.. is that really necessary?
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Rob said 10:53PM on 8-10-2009
brain fart,... "tracks discharge cycles", not "charges discharge cycles".
duh.
sachin said 8:27AM on 8-11-2009
A never seen before information about battery..looks rather cool to me .....
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thonycortes said 9:42AM on 9-05-2009
This is one way to help users to make their battery even more useful but is it effective...?
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