Lars0204
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Q: MacBook air 13" 2015 battery

My macbook is an air 13" 2015 and my question is,
Does it ruin my battery if I keep on taking it in and out of the charger.
As an example at my school every time somebody has do walk past me instead of stepping over the wire they plug out my charger while my macbook still is in the charger.
Does that ruin the macbook battery?

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)

Posted on Sep 12, 2016 1:28 AM

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  • by dwb,Helpful

    dwb dwb Sep 13, 2016 7:11 AM in response to Lars0204
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    Sep 13, 2016 7:11 AM in response to Lars0204

    Lithium Ion batteries have no memory effect and it is perfectly ok to plug in your computer when it is convenient; there's no need to wait for the battery to be depleted first. Similarly, there's no need to wait until the battery is fully charged before unplugging it.

     

    There are two simple rules to follow: 1) when you get the message that the computer is on reserve power do put it to sleep as soon as possible. Running the battery down to 0% is not good for the battery. 2) Don't keep the computer plugged in all the time. Although this doesn't sound like a problem for you, do be sure that at least once or twice a month you use the computer on battery.

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    Lars0204 Lars0204 Sep 13, 2016 7:12 AM in response to dwb
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    Sep 13, 2016 7:12 AM in response to dwb

    So its totally okay that it gets plug in and out more than four times in a couple minutes?

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    dwb dwb Sep 13, 2016 7:59 AM in response to Lars0204
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    Sep 13, 2016 7:59 AM in response to Lars0204

    NNot going to hurt anything but out of annoyance I'd probably wait to plug in until everyone was settled