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You can hack that on any system that lets you read the battery status. All you need is a smart plug. You power the laptop from the smart plug. You switch off th
by pmontra 3y ago
You can hack that on any system that lets you read the battery status. All you need is a smart plug. You power the laptop from the smart plug. You switch off the plug when the battery is at 80% and you switch it on again when it's at 20%.
- jraph 3y agoThis has a major drawback: it's constantly using battery cycles. Does a computer with charging throttle like described draw power from battery too, or does it use the power from the plug directly?
- pmontra 3y agoI know that there are laptops that bypass the battery if plugged into the mains but I think that the answer varies case by case. A battery level check every five minutes should be more than enough, not a big draw from the battery for a laptop.