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My fren installed Linux Mint on my cheap LP laptop six months ago, it works fine. But since a few days ago, it's shutting down without warning at 70% battery level. Computer is one year old, I only use it casually. How do I run a battery test? I don't have HP Support Assistant downloaded. I have read that other people had same problem, even with replacement battery..

My fren installed Linux Mint on my cheap LP laptop six months ago, it works fine. But since a few days ago, it's shutting down without warning at 70% battery level. Computer is one year old, I only use it casually. How do I run a battery test? I don't have HP Support Assistant downloaded. I have read that other people had same problem, even with replacement battery..

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Keeping a laptop plugged in all the time will destroy the battery pretty quickly.

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This hasn't been true for years. Stop spreading misinformation.

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What years? I have three HP laptops less than 3 years old with destroyed batteries.

Do you have specifications on the battery management used by all laptop brands and models that you can share, or are you just claiming some bullshit you can't support?

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Modern electronics almost all have changing systems that are designed to maintain a charge without causing damage. This has been the case for more than 10 years easily. Battery life for each battery type is well understood and there are best practices that if you follow will give you the longest battery life possible. But laptops are built with a relatively short lifespan in mind, and the battery/charging system is designed with that time frame in mind.

But HP laptops are crap and if the batteries die it's because of that, not because they were left plugged in. The majority of HP owners won't have issues, but in my experience (as a buyer) HP laptops and desktops fail sooner and more often, with battery issues being at the top.

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Its true for all lithium batteries. They need to charge 100% and discharge 100% yet no one ever does.