Laptop battery wear level normal?

Question

I have had my laptop for a year, a Dell Studio 1555. Lately, I've noticed the battery life has decreased a bit, not only in comparison to when I first got it, but even to a few months ago. I checked its wear level, and it's at 11% (compared to July, where it was at 6%)

Basically, I was wondering if it's normal for a laptop just over a year old to have such a wear level.

Answer 1

It depends how you treat the battery, settings etc, you have to sacrifice performance for battery life, can't avoid that, then I always charge flat to full, and visa versa, the first charge is the most important, I was told first charge to be over night or 8 hours, this sets the life of the battery. Tweaking battery setting can help, basic and advanced especially on battery. battery life should be 2 years or better. Avoid short term charging. You can cycle it flat to full 3 time and see if it picks up, doing this over a normal use, an really flattern, to 5% remaining, then give it a good charge up, repeating over a few days. You may have got a dud from day one, only need one week cell,to drag the rest of the battery down. If it is under warranty I would think about taking it back. If not look at alternatives to getting another one from Dell. I am in AU and use Battery World, more known for car batteries but als do laptop and mobile phone batteries, and sometimes are cheaper?

Answer 2

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Laptop battery wear level normal?

I have had my laptop for a year, a Dell Studio 1555. Lately, I've noticed the battery life has decreased a bit, not only in comparison to when I first got it, but even to a few months ago. I checked its wear level, and it's at 11% (compared to July, where it was at 6%)



Basically, I was...

Answer 3

It depends on how many times you have unplugged it and then used it until the battery runs down. You only have a certain number of battery cycles, and each time you do that, you use up a cycle. I have my laptop plugged in all the time and only use the battery when I need to. A guy I know has done that for 5 years and his battery is still going strong. In contrast, my daughter, who lives on her own, insists on unplugging it "to save on electricity" even though I tell her that it costs her more to keep recharging the battery, and her battery life, within the first 6 months went down from 2 hours to less than 15 minutes.

Answer 4

Not sure if its normal, but it seems a bit unstable. You might want someone to check it for you. You sure your computer isn't fake? Make sure your programs that you downloaded aren't fake, too. Reducing the wear level of the battery: 1. ctrl the volume u use on everything you do 2. ctrl the brightness, the brighter your screen is, the more energy it consumes 3. Close down any unwanted windows or programs you aren't using at the moment 4. Some programs like bluetooth consumes alot of energy Or maybe you can buy more batteries, those that'll last longer Hope my advice helps!

Answer 5

Yes if you are not correctly cycling the battery charge. To get the best life yo need to fully charge it, then run it without power until it gives you the low power warning, then plug in power until it is fully charged again.

Answer 6

Yea it seems pretty normal maybe a little much but its nothing to worry about just buy a new one if you have to