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> maintaining battery life Using less battery power: - use `powertop` to find processes that are sucking power - stop browsers when not in use (e.g. `killall
by pflanze 4y ago
> maintaining battery life
Using less battery power:
- use `powertop` to find processes that are sucking power
- stop browsers when not in use (e.g. `killall -STOP firefox-esr`, then same with -CONT when using them again, although Firefox tends to first spin 100% for a little while then; alternatively simply `killall firefox-esr`, Firefox will usually re-open the tabs)
- I use hibernate
Retaining battery life over the years:
- AFAIK Li-ion batteries last longest when kept cool, and when kept in the 30%..70% charged range most of the time; there used to be ways to tell ThinkPads to stop charging when reaching 70%, I've never used that though.
- I'm still hoping LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries will be sold for laptops some day, they would last much longer (but I guess when it happens, most third-party ones will be fakes (re-labelled Li-ion)...)